The big trash cans on the Quad have solar panels on top of them, and no, they’re not powering the Quad lights. The solar ...

There's a clue right on top. "This is a solar-powered trash compactor," Satwicz said. The sun charges a battery inside and compacts the waste on-site. "This will hold the equivalent of 5 or 10 ...

The solar-powered trash compactors that have appeared on the streets of Philadelphia and other cities can go 4 times as long as old-fashioned wire baskets before needing to be emptied, saving ...

BigBelly Solar (BBS) makes the "BigBelly," the world's first and only solar-powered trash compactor, which reduces collection frequency by up to 75% by enabling "compaction anywhere." The patented ...

Casella donated 10 new “high-tech” trash and recycling bins to the city of Rutland. They feature built-in solar-powered compactors to prevent overflow and let the waste company monitor ...