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 ...

Salt Lake’s waste management system has got a slight boost with two garbage-shrinking mobile compactor machines being deployed. The machines are compressing trash by sucking out water and reducing its ...

The National Public Radio (NPR) recently reported that the Chicago Park District has installed 25 solar-powered trash compactors to keep the beaches clean and safe. The BigBelly units look like ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Tossing out trash before the bag is completely full is a waste. It may seem like you can’t stuff anything ...

“Garbage can” might be too crude a term for BigBelly, a solar-powered trash receptacle from Sea Horse Power Co., Needham, Mass., that compacts waste. It holds four times more trash than other waste ...

Ruben Garcia, product marketing manager at Bomag, discusses the advantages and factors that go into deciding when and where ...

Panorama City, California-based Epax Systems Inc. offers an electric version of the Ropax Mobile Compactor machine, designed ...