Compact garbage on site … interesting concept
Here’s the summary: street garbage bins are mostly empty air. Yet it costs a lot of money to empty them out (mostly operation of the garbage truck). Meet BigBelly. This baby is solar powered and compacts garbage on site for a 5-to-1 volume reduction. That should work really well in remote areas (where pickup is expensive) or heavy urban areas (where pickups are very frequent). The theory is that while it is expensive to buy up front, because it compacts on site, municipalities can save money by having to pick up garbage much infrequently. I haven’t run...
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