Someone that lives with me blows their nose a lot... so much so that there's a box of facial tissues in every room. Consequently there ends up being a lot of tissues in the trash, and they can pile up pretty quickly if they're not compressed in the trash can.
The trash can in the bathroom is a very small one, being that our bathroom is very small. This can fills relatively quickly, to the tune of about once a week. However, it wouldn't need to be changed if everything was just compressed in the can. The person living with me refuses to compress the trash in the can because they "don't like to touch" (come in contact with) anything in the can - even though most of it came from them, I'd like to point out. This person also feels compelled to continue to pile things on top of the trash in the can until it's overflowing and can't accept any more trash, or until things can no longer balance on the top of the trash pile.
If you were just touching something you're placing on top of the pile, why can't you use that piece of trash to push down the rest of the pile and compress it into the can? Or, if you're finished eating on a paper plate, and you're going to throw it away, why can't you flip it upside down and use that to compress the trash in the tall kitchen trash can?! Or even in a public restroom, people would rather pile up their used paper towels until they're spilling out onto the floor than actually compress them into the can. Why waste taking out a half-filled trash bag because you don't want to get other people's germs on you? You can always wash your hands again...
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