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  • BigBelly Solar Wins SBANE Innovation Award

    Judges chose eight winners from an impressive pool of 204 nominees WALTHAM, Mass., May 9, 2013- The Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE) has announced the eight winners of the prestigious 2013 SBANE New England Innovation Awards. The winners, narrowed from a list of 20 finalists, were announced at the May 8th Evening of Innovation program held at the Westin Hotel, Waltham, MA. “The New England Innovation Awards showcases the best innovative companies in our ...

  • Philadelphia Streets Department & Mural Arts Program Dedicate 50 Litter Critter BigBellies™ to Celebrate Earth Day

    PHILADELPHIA - April 22, 2013– Today, the Philadelphia Streets Department and City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program dedicated 50 Litter Critter BigBelly™ trash compactors during an outdoor ceremony in Fishtown at the New Kensington Community Development Corporation’s (NKCDC) Garden Center at 1825 Frankford Avenue to celebrate Earth Day. The BigBellies™ were designed and created by artists and students as a part of Mural Arts’ Art Eucation Program. Deputy Streets Commissioner Donald Carlton, Mural Arts Program’s Executive Director Jane Golden, NKCDC Executive Director ...

  • BigBelly Named to Best of the Best in M2M and Connected Devices

    Connected World Magazine Announces Best of the Best in M2M and Connected Devices with the Unveiling of 2013 Value Chain Award Finalists Carol Stream, Ill. – April 17, 2013 – The top companies in agriculture, automotive, energy, healthcare, and more will be honored this June by Connected World magazine. The publication today announced the finalists for the 2013 Value Chain Awards. The Connected World magazine Value Chain Awards honor the most successful corporate adopters of M2M ...

  • StarMetro Expands BigBelly Deployment for Earth Month

    April is Earth Month, and StarMetro is celebrating by installing six new, solar-powered trash receptacles. This week, the transit agency will install the revolutionary trash receptacles, manufactured by BigBelly Solar, at bus stops throughout Tallahassee. These trash receptacles, which are a combination of a trash compactor and a recycling unit, hold up to 150 gallons of waste – five times the volume of a traditional trash can. The trash receptacle itself is made up ...

  • BigBelly Stations Become an Artistic Canvas in Manayunk

    Manayunk Special Services District Pairs with Springside Chestnut Hill Academy to Wrap Big Belly Solar Compactors in Works of Art This week, Main Street in Manayunk will blossom into a hub for public art. The Manayunk Special Services District in conjunction with Springside Chestnut Hill Academy will wrap 14 Big Belly Solar Compactors in spectacular art pieces. The project began on April 8. The project, dubbed “Smart Partners in Art,” aims to combine ...

  • High-tech trash cans cut costs in downtown Raleigh

    RALEIGH, N.C. — City of Raleigh employee Bobby Singleton collects garbage and recycling from public bins all over downtown Raleigh. He remembers how long it used to take him to do his job. “Every can I had out here, I had to stop by,” he said. But the Big Belly cans bounced into town ...

  • Solar Trash Cans Save Philadelphia Millions

    High-tech trash cans making Philly green by reducing litter and cutting down collections By Vince Lattanzio - NBC10 Philadelphia Streetside solar-powered trash cans are saving Philadelphia a million dollars a year. Called BigBelly Solar Compactors, the high-tech trash eaters hold five-times the amount of litter of a traditional trash can thanks to a built-in trash compactor. Philadelphia Streets Department spokeswoman Keisha McCarty-Skelton says the extra capacity has made all the difference. “The collections have been reduced from 17 to ...

  • University of South Carolina Gets a Recycling Upgrade with BigBelly Solar

    While students were away, the Russell House University Union got new additions that could reduce trash and increase recycling. The facilities department installed eight BigBelly Solar compactors and Smart Belly recycling units around the student union. The units contain a trash compactor operated by solar power and a recycling unit. The new compactors replaced 40 trash cans from around the Russell House. This will have an impact on labor for facilities workers, the appearance around ...

  • High-tech Raleigh trash cans have big savings

    By Colin Campbell | Raleigh News & Observer RALEIGH — The sleek new trash cans downtown aren’t just keeping garbage from blowing down the street – they’re also saving the city money and encouraging recycling, according to a report released Tuesday. Last year, Raleigh installed 37 “Big Belly” solar trash compactors on Fayetteville Street and Glenwood South, using a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Each receptacle harnesses solar power to compress the garbage, allowing ...

  • Mayor Bloomberg Launches Times Square Public Space Recycling Pilot to Make Managing Waste More Efficient

    30 Solar-Powered Recycling Waste & Recycling Stations Positioned in Times Square to Encourage Recycling Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Times Square Alliance, in partnership with BigBelly Solar and Alcoa Foundation, today announced the debut of the largest public space recycling initiative in New York City. The pilot, which will bring 30 new BigBelly solar-powered waste and recycling stations to Times Square, will encourage public space recycling among the more than 500,000 daily visitors ...