The design of a solar-powered trash compactor for city streets used several plastic-molding issues to make it practical. The original compactor made by BigBelly Solar in Needham, Mass., worked well ...

The City of Winnipeg plans to test solar-powered garbage and recycling compactors in an effort to save fuel and money — and eventually reduce the number of overflowing litter bins. A new report to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PATERSON — One after another, members of the City Council expressed their criticism on May 20 of the 90 solar-powered trash ...

Spokane’s famous pneumatic, garbage-munching goat is about to have some company in the field of technologically advanced garbage disposal downtown. Roughly 40 solar-powered trash bins are coming to ...

The 16 solar-powered refuse compactors in downtown Bloomington have lived long enough to see themselves become the very thing they promised to contain: garbage. City officials plan to replace the 16 ...

Being green isn’t always easy, particularly for a city with limited resources to spend on environmental programs. But Santa Clarita, Calif., has found an affordable way to help reduce its carbon ...

Jersey City is in the process of getting 100 solar-powered trash compactors that will save money, time and fuel, The Jersey Journal reports. The bins will compact contents so pickups can be reduced, ...

PITTSFIELD - The MA Department of Energy Resources has announced that the City of Pittsfield will receive five BigBelly solar compacting bins as a part of its recent Green Community designation. The ...

“This is a clear waste of money,” asserted Councilman Michael Jackson, “throwing it right in the trash.” City administration officials said the solar trash compactors have been unfairly disparaged.