They’re the pick of the litter! A Downtown business group is installing more than 100 futuristic solar-powered trash compactors around the neighborhood’s streets this week, and local residents and ...

April 1, 2008 Able to compact gallons of rubbish with a single gulp, the BigBelly solar trash compactor cuts public garbage collection emissions by up to 80 percent and operates for an entire day on ...

MANATEE -- Manatee County government staff will no longer have to drive out to some of the county's outlying parks to empty the trash only to find out the trash bin is empty thanks to a new ...

A Sheepshead Bay legislator insists that high-tech, solar-powered trash compactors will solve the neighborhood’s litter problem — and claims he’ll pay to have them installed — even though the city ...

Solar-powered trash compactors arrived at local beaches and marinas last month as part of a pilot program aimed at reducing litter and making trash collection more efficient. Although the compactors ...

PATERSON — In city where many people complain about litter-strewn streets, officials on Tuesday celebrated the installation of the first of 90 solar-powered trash receptacles — devices that cost ...

Montgomery County’s potential $1.7M purchase would help keep lines moving for public dumpers, official says. Montgomery County commissioners are on the verge of purchasing a mammoth $1.7 million trash ...

The National Public Radio (NPR) recently reported that the Chicago Park District has installed 25 solar-powered trash compactors to keep the beaches clean and safe. The BigBelly units look like ...