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BLOG: Solar Trash Compactors in Union Square, NYC

May 7, 2009 12:00 PM

Here's what blogger Marc212 had to say:

 

I saw something new this morning walking through Union Square that I hadn’t seen before — a solar powered trash compactor! 

Apparently, they’ve been around for nearly a year but I just noticed yesterday.  The site UnionSquareNYC.org says:

 

“BigBelly’s Greening Union Square – USP is the first business improvement district in NYC to pilot the use of BigBelly solar-powered trash compactors. Three units were placed at some of the district’s busiest corners at 14th St & B’way, 14th St & University Place, and 17th St & B’way to gauge their effectiveness. The compactors have already made a huge impact by reducing garbage collection frequency by nearly 70% at these corners.”