WESTFIELD — Department of Public Works Acting Director Francis Cain recently visited Westfield Middle School with a pair of the new “smart“ Bigbelly compacting trash and recycling cans that ...

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Introducing Bigbelly Bins, the latest high-tech heroes in the green movement. These sleek, solar-powered compost bins are popping up around Arlington, and they're not just here to look pretty.

About 100 BigBelly compactors are being used by various entities in New York, including the Bronx Zoo. Chicago has 90. There are about 30 in Vancouver. Overseas, Vienna has 60 and they are also being ...

Seven solar-powered Bigbelly bins have been installed along Littlehampton’s seafront, improving waste management with built-in compactors and… ...

There were two complications with this plan. First, the city didn’t actually own the garbage cans and instead leased them from Bigbelly at a cost of $106,000 a year. Second, officials hoping to ...

The Bigbelly cans come with a higher price tag than the standard trash can. In total, the city paid $32,325.76 from its general fund for the trash cans, roughly $4,600 per can, though Simo noted ...

Often it will reach capacity and have to be emptied out twice a week, according to Richi. Anything food-based or Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) -compostable-certified can go in — as long as ...

Cambridge officials updated the City Council’s Health and Environment Committee on the drafting of the Zero Waste Master Plan 2.0, aiming for 50 percent trash reduction by 2030 ...

A three-month-old pilot program to divert food scraps from Arlington’s waste stream is paying dividends, the county government said Sept. 23. More than 11,000 pounds of food waste has been ...

The new Bigbelly bins are being placed in Delgany, Greystones, Kilcoole and Newcastle. Bigbelly Bins are advanced, solar-powered waste stations designed to optimise waste collection and reduce the ...

Bigbelly launches US manufacturing of solar-powered trash cans in Methuen By Camilo Fonseca Vallejo Globe Correspondent, Updated June 11, 2024, 5:34 p.m.