I haven’t seen one of these before. When you looked through the window there were solar panels lining the top. Now that I’m home I checked it out…
“The city is testing a $4,500 trash can that is able to sense when it’s full and automatically compact the garbage inside using solar power. When garbage inside the BigBelly reaches a certain level, it is automatically compacted, making room for more. When the BigBelly is full, a red indicator light goes on. The BigBelly is even wirelessly enabled to call for a pickup. The BigBelly can reduce trash to a quarter of its original size, according to the company that makes it, Seahorse Power Company. The goal of the can is to reduce the number of pickups needed, cutting down on the diesel fuel used by collection trucks.” (via)
Just saw these for the first time today too!
