Embodiments herein provide apneumatic system (100) for crushing one or more cans automatically, that includes a hopper (101) for receiving and storing the one or more cans, a crushing bed (102) for crushing the one or more cans, and a control unit (103). The control unit (103) is configured to (i) automatically generatea first signal using a sensing unit (202) when the crushing bed (102) receives the one or more cans, (ii) activatethe solenoid valve (203) usingarelay (403) when the sensing unit (202)generates the first signal, (iii) automatically actuate a single-acting cylinder (204) to crush the one or more cans when the solenoid valve (203) is energized and (iv) collect one or more crushed cans using a collector tray (404).