BigBelly Solar Trash Receptacle
by rd @ 8:55 am 1 comment »
Upon first glance you may think that a solar trash can is an extravagance municipalities can certainly do without, but perhaps we need to take a closer look. The BigBelly is a self-powered compacting trash receptacle. Instead of drawing electricity from the power grid this trash can uses solar power for 100% of its energy. From the company: “The unit takes up as much space as the ‘footprint’ of an ordinary receptacle—but its capacity is five times greater. Increased capacity reduces collection trips and can cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions by 80%. BigBelly also provides cost efficiencies from labor savings, fuel cost and maintenance savings, as well as environmental benefits from reduced emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.”
The novelty of the solar trash buckets may also encourage folks to actually throw garbage where it belongs, in the trash can and not on the street. The cost of each unit, around $4,000 each, could however restrict their use to only the toniest of neighborhoods, or venues like the baseball mecca, Fenway Park.
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I think this would be excellent for venues like Fenway Park, concerts, festivals, etc. The places where you see overflowing trash bins, people piling up the garbage (because honestly where else can you put it if the event planners don’t have enough receptacles) and with summer coming up this would be a perfect match!