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 ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Let’s be real, composting doesn’t usually scream “cutting-edge.” But Arlington County is flipping the script and turning your banana peels and lunch leftovers into a tech-savvy, ...
Lots of Philadelphians hate, hate, hate the city’s BigBelly trash cans. Yes, Mayor Michael Nutter says they save taxpayers lots of money. Yes, they alert the city when they’re full. Yes, they’re solar ...
NEWTON, Mass., Jan. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bigbelly, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise waste management solutions, announces it was named top Smart City Application in the 2014/15 Internet of ...
I discovered a brand spanking new BigBelly Solar trash compactor on the way to my local coffee shop this morning. I was impressed. BigBelly Solar was founded nearly a decade ago in Newton, MA with the ...
The city of Atlanta on Nov. 28 launched its new Bigbelly recycling program, which will transform a core city service by embracing smart technology for waste and recycling collections. The new program ...
Latest version of 30-watt solar-powered trash crusher, found in several cities, fits in better. And future versions are set to get remote communications. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...
A Bigbelly trash can with a missing handle at Jones and Ellis streets is surrounded by garbage on July 30, 2025. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a ...
Philadelphia's 1,000 high-tech trash cans, which cost $6.5 million, don't save the city any money and in many cases don't work properly, City Controller Alan Butkovitz said Friday. Butkovitz released ...