The plastic pail lid closing press quickly and easily secures a cover onto a plastic pail. The lid closer allows for easily pressing lids on plastic pails in a single motion. The long handle provides leverage reducing the effort necessary to secure lids to pails. Adjustable height table allows for use with different-sized pails. The compression plate is fitted with an adjustable burp plunger. The base frame is predrilled for lagging to the floor (hardware not included). Steel construction with baked-in powder-coat toughness. Not for use with UN-rated pails for hazardous material shipping.