"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 ...

Discover what municipalities should look for in waste compactors to reduce costs, extend fleet life, and improve waste ...

April 1, 2008 Able to compact gallons of rubbish with a single gulp, the BigBelly solar trash compactor cuts public garbage collection emissions by up to 80 percent and operates for an entire day on ...

If you had to devise a product designed to succeed in this unique climate, it might be one that makes an eco-friendly, alternative-energy-powered, carbon-reducing, American-made, ...

Photo: BigBelly Solar Compactor. Photo courtesy of BigBelly. As local governments seek any and every way to save money during this economic recession, Pasadena, Calif., found that spending extra money ...

Latest version of 30-watt solar-powered trash crusher, found in several cities, fits in better. And future versions are set to get remote communications. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

The Municipality of Florence, in central Italy, has deployed several solar-powered, self-compacting garbage cans in the city center in recent weeks. The city government wants to replace almost all ...

“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 ...

Carmel entrepreneur Grant Jenkins sees a lot of potential in trash. The 37-year-old former banker has his eyes locked on public trash bins, those unexciting receptacles for unwanted things. They can ...