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The BigBelly has been featured on the pages of The New York Times, Time, Newsweek and BusinessWeek magazines, on the airwaves of NPR, CNN and the Discovery Channel. Scroll down the list to see if the BigBelly has been featured in your area.

Broadcast

• CNNMoney.com:

  Solar-powered trash compactor (July, 2010)

• GOOD Newsletter, n. 37:

  BigBelly solar trash compactor (September, 2009)

• Kutztown, PA - WFMZ-TV:

  Solar-Powered Trash Cans New On Kutztown University's Campus This Year (August, 2009)

• Dallas, TX - KRLD NewsRadio:

  Greener Side Report (August, 2009)

• GOOD Magazine:

  BigBelly Trash Compactors (August, 2009)

• Switzerland - Schweiz Aktuell:

  BigBelly on Swiss TV (August, 2009)

• Seattle, WA - King5.com:

  New trash bins using solar power (August, 2009)

• NBC Philadelphia:

  Greener Trash Cans Come to Philly (July, 2009)

• Louisville, KY - University of Louisville:

  Cardinal Cam: Steps toward sustainability (July, 2009)

• San Marcos, TX - Fox 7 News:

  FOXe Report: Solar Trash Compactors (June, 2009)

• News-Talk 92.3 KTAR:

  BLOG: Trash Talking (June, 2009)

• La Jolla, CA - KFMB TV News:

  Using The Sun To Get Rid of Trash In La Jolla (May, 2009)

• Chicago, IL - PRESS RELEASE:

  Solar compactors put the squeeze on Devon Ave garbage (May, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - PRESS RELEASE:

  Mayor Nutter unveils 500 BigBelly solar compactors for trash & recycling (April, 2009)

• Syracuse, NY - News 10:

  Going Green: Solar Compactors Aid Recycling on Campus (January, 2009)

• Nashville, TN - News Channel 5:

  Solar-Powered Trash Cans Come To Nashville (December, 2008)

• Tucson, AZ - KVOA News 4:

  Solar Tech Shines in Tucson (November, 2008)

• Chattanooga, TN - Chattanooga Times Free Press:

  City to Use Solar-Powered BigBelly to Reduce Garbage, Manpower (November, 2008)

• Chattanooga, TN - WDEF Channel 12 News:

  Solar Powered Trash Compacting Can (November, 2008)

• Syracuse, NY - NewsChannel 9 WSYR:

  Syracuse University Installs Solar-Powered Trash Compactor (October, 2008)

• Discovery Networks - Planet Green TV:

  Renovation Nation (October, 2008)

• Philadelphia, PA - KYW-TV (CBS):

  BigBelly Trash Compactors - Philadelphia (July, 2008)

• Boston, MA - Boston Red Sox:

  Red Sox To Implement New Environmentally-Sustainable Practices at Fenway Park (April, 2008)

• WGN9 News - Chicago, IL:

  BigBelly Trash Compactor (November, 2007)

• Ventura, CA - KNBC (NBC):

  Ventura Brings in the BigBelly (September, 2007)

• NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO:

  Solar Compactors Make Mincemeat of Trash (July, 2007)

• Chicago, IL - CLTV News:

  BigBelly Trash Compactor (May, 2007)

• Baltimore, MD - WJZ News:

  The BigBelly Moves into Baltimore (May, 2007)

• The Discovery Channel:

  Beyond Tomorrow (October, 2006)

News

• CNNMoney.com:

  Solar-powered trash compactor (July, 2010)

• Indianapolis, IN - IndyStar.com:

  BigBelly knows when it's full (July, 2010)

• Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Daily News:

  Philadelphia Streets Dept gets job done with less money (July, 2010)

• Riverside, CA - U.S. Dept of Energy:

  California city seeks to cut costs, waste with solar powered trash compactors (June, 2010)

• E. Lansing, MI - Michigan State University:

  Landscape Services takes out trash Spartan style (May, 2010)

• Riverside, CA - Riverside Outlook:

  Solar power plays a role in reducing waste (May, 2010)

• Bloomington, IN - WRTV 6 NEWS:

  City Goes Solar In Trash Battle (April, 2010)

• Newsweek:

  The Comeback Country (April, 2010)

• USA Today:

  Trash cans dumped for sun-powered compactors (March, 2010)

• Kitsap County, WA - Kitsap Sun:

  High-Tech Garbage Cans Could Mean Big Savings for Kitsap County (March, 2010)

• GPN.com (Government Product News):

  Solar-powered compactors (March, 2010)

• Public Works Magazine:

  Garbage Terminators (March, 2010)

• Needham, MA - Mass High Tech:

  BigBelly brings Colubris vet Fougere on as COO (February, 2010)

• Needham, MA - PRESS RELEASE:

  Barry Fougere Joins BigBelly Solar as Chief Operating Officer (February, 2010)

• Pasadena, CA - Government Technology:

  Solar-Powered Self-Compacting Trash Bins Save City Labor, Fuel (January, 2010)

• Bourne, MA - Wicked Local Newspaper:

  Bourne gets renewable energy funding (December, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia CityPaper:

  The Inscrutable Nutter (December, 2009)

• Mission Viejo, CA - EnergyBoom.com:

  Shedding New Light on Trash: BigBelly Solar Trash Compactors (December, 2009)

• Winston-Salem, NC - Winston-Salem Journal:

  Sizing Up BigBelly (December, 2009)

• YourNabe.com:

  Six BIDs get solar-powered trash compactors (December, 2009)

• SolarVisionaries.Org:

  Nice Cans… (December, 2009)

• Orange County, CA - The Orange County Register:

  Solar trash-masher debuts in O.C. (December, 2009)

• Oceanside, CA - North County Times:

  Oceanside: Here comes the sun. There goes the trash (December, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - Phillyist.com:

  Countdown to 2010: Andrew's Top Ten Area Urban Development Projects (December, 2009)

• Duluth, MN - iStockAnalyst.com:

  As world leaders talk, local schools cutting carbon (December, 2009)

• Bridgewater, MA - AroundTheCommon.com:

  Bridgewater Obtains Big Belly Solar Recycling Unit through MTC Grant (December, 2009)

• Georgetown, DC - Vox Pupoli (GU Blog):

  Student complaints about vermin drop sharply (December, 2009)

• Parks & Rec Business:

  Do You Need A BigBelly? (December, 2009)

• American Recycler:

  Solar Energy Systems (December, 2009)

• Stonington, CT - theday.com:

  Streetscape to get more stimulus funding (November, 2009)

• New Canaan, CT - EnvironmentalHeadlines.com:

  Mead Park snack bar promotes ‘greenness’ (November, 2009)

• Norwell, MA - So. Shore Recycling Cooperative:

  Norwell has 2 BigBellys (November, 2009)

• Seattle, WA - SeattleTransitBlog.com:

  Pierce Transit Receives National Award (October, 2009)

• Tempe, AZ - CollegeTimes.com:

  Green Machines (October, 2009)

• Allentown, PA - The Morning Call:

  Bright ideas for energy money? (October, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - FrankfordAveArts.org:

  Frankford Streetscaping Ready to Break Ground (October, 2009)

• Bronx, NY - The Bronx Borough President's Office:

  Borough Pres. Diaz Hosted the NYS Intergovernmental Energy Partnership Meeting (October, 2009)

• Racine, WI - The Journal Times:

  Racine Parks dept. to buy two trash compactors for beach (October, 2009)

• Pasadena, CA - Government Technology:

  Solar-Powered Self-Compacting Trash Bins Save City Labor, Fuel (October, 2009)

• Atlantic City, NJ - pressofAtlanticCity.com:

  Atlantic City plans to go solar with trash cans (October, 2009)

• Winston-Salem, NC - OGB/News:

  Trash Compactors save resources (October, 2009)

• Boston, MA - BU Today:

  Big-Bellied Trash Eaters Arrive (October, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - The Philadelphia Inquirer:

  City gets $14.1 million energy grant (October, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - Philly.com:

  City Gets Stimulus Dollars For Energy Conservation (October, 2009)

• GOOD Magazine:

  The GOOD 100: BigBelly Solar Compactors (October, 2009)

• Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles Times:

  Pasadena to add more solar-energy trash cans (October, 2009)

• Pasadena, CA - Pasadena Star-News:

  Solar trash cans a success; city will buy 40 more (October, 2009)

• Winston-Salem, NC:

  University purchases two BigBelly Solar Trash Compactors (October, 2009)

• Pasadena, CA - Pasadena Independent:

  Pasadena Gets 40 New “BigBelly” Solar Trash Cans (October, 2009)

• Ames, IA - Ames Tribune:

  Go, go, sustainable gadgets (October, 2009)

• Salem, MA - The Salem News:

  City now selling ads on trash bins (October, 2009)

• Southwest Spirit Magazine:

  This Man (or Some Geek Like Him) Will Save the Planet (October, 2009)

• Washington, DC - The Georgetown VOICE:

  Eco-friendly trash cans installed (October, 2009)

• Portland, OR - PRESS RELEASE:

  More Solar-Powered Trash Compactors Headed to Downtown Portland (September, 2009)

• Lodi, CA - Lodi News Sentinel:

  Council applauds staff for cost-cutting, efficient projects (September, 2009)

• Everett, WA - HeraldNet:

  Everett parks try out garbage gulper (September, 2009)

• Newsweek.com:

  Let's Talk Trash (September, 2009)

• City Parks Blog:

  Trash Compactors in Philadelphia (September, 2009)

• Pennsylvania - DCNR Newsletter:

  “BigBelly” found on the Beach at Gifford Pinchot (September, 2009)

• International Downtown Association:

  Solar-Powered Compactors Put the Squeeze on Trash & Recycling Collection Costs (September, 2009)

• LandscapeOnline.com:

  Chicago Park District Wins 1st Place (September, 2009)

• Iowa State University:

  High-tech trash (August, 2009)

• Cambridge, MA - Harvard University:

  Recycling in Harvard Yard (August, 2009)

• Bay City, MI - The Bay City Times:

  BigBelly solar trash cans rolling out in Michigan, and maybe Bay City (August, 2009)

• Crown Point, IN - Post Tribune:

  Trash goes where it should (August, 2009)

• Salem, MA - PRESS RELEASE:

  City to Solicit Local Businesses to Sponsor Solar Trash Compactors (August, 2009)

• Springfield, IL - Chicago Tribune:

  Trash compactor holds 5 times more waste (August, 2009)

• Los Angeles, CA - LACCD BuildsGreen:

  New Campaign Asks Students to Waste Not (August, 2009)

• Alternative Energy eMagazine:

  Put the Squeeze on Trash & Recycling Collection Costs (August, 2009)

• Seattle, WA - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce:

  20 BigBelly trash cans are coming (August, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - MSNBC:

  Philadelphia likes solar-powered 'BigBelly' (July, 2009)

• Istanbul, Turkey - Hürriyet:

  BigBelly article in Turkish newspaper (July, 2009)

• Baltimore, MD - WBAL 1090 Radio:

  BLOG: BigBelly Budget Buster (July, 2009)

• USA Today:

  Philly rolls out solar-powered trash cans downtown (July, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - NBC Philadelphia:

  Greener Trash Cans Come to Philly (July, 2009)

• BuffaloRising.com:

  Buffalo's Big Bellies (July, 2009)

• San Marcos, TX - Fox 7 News:

  FOXe Report: Solar Trash Compactors (June, 2009)

• Consumer Energy Alliance:

  Solar Power: Coming to a Trash Heap Near You (June, 2009)

• Cambridge, MA - Cambridge Chronicle:

  BigBelly cuts down on pesky city rats (June, 2009)

• Philadelphia (Center City), PA - Weekly Press:

  Glimpse of a greener future for Philadelphia (June, 2009)

• Louisville, KY - University of Louisville:

  Physical plant tests ‘green’ trash can (June, 2009)

• Port Orchard, WA - Kitsap News:

  Kitsap County Stands to Get Some Green for Green Projects (June, 2009)

• Greentech Media:

  BigBelly Solar’s Trash Cans Find a Dealer in Waste Management (June, 2009)

• triplepundit (3p):

  Waste Expo Part II: Waste Management Intros Solar Compactors to Crush Collection Costs (June, 2009)

• San Marcos, TX - Newstreamz.com:

  Trash goes solar on the square (June, 2009)

• News-Talk 92.3 KTAR:

  BLOG: Trash Talking (June, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - Ethical Investments:

  Solar-Powered Trash Compactors Cut Costs and Emissions in Philly (June, 2009)

• Boulder, CO - Denver Green Initiative Examiner:

  BigBelly Solar trash compactor demo at CU Boulder (June, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - Inhabitat.com:

  Philadelphia Rolls Out Solar-Powered Trash Compactors (May, 2009)

• Hilton Head Island, SC - The Beaufort Gazette:

  Solar-powered trash compactor a green addition to Shipyard Plantation (May, 2009)

• Portland, OR - The Oregonian:

  BigBellies will handle more trash, less emissions (May, 2009)

• La Jolla, CA - KFMB TV News:

  Using The Sun To Get Rid of Trash In La Jolla (May, 2009)

• Denver, CO - Examiner.com:

  Denver Int'l Airport releases environmental 'report card' (May, 2009)

• Union Square, NY - The Villager:

  A Salute to Union Square (May, 2009)

• New York, NY - ISpyNYC.com:

  BLOG: Solar Trash Compactors in Union Square, NYC (May, 2009)

• Vancouver, BC - Fast Company Magazine:

  Fast Cities: Vancouver, British Columbia (May, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Inquirer:

  New city trash bins are smart, green-friendly (May, 2009)

• Chicago, IL - PRESS RELEASE:

  Solar compactors put the squeeze on Devon Ave garbage (May, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Daily News:

  Hot idea: Solar-powered trash crushers (May, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - KYW Newsradio:

  Philadelphia Begins Rollout of ''BigBelly'' Trash Compactor Receptacles (April, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - PRESS RELEASE:

  Mayor Nutter unveils 500 BigBelly solar compactors for trash & recycling (April, 2009)

• Florida - SunSentinel.com:

  FAU joins in national talk of 'green' future (April, 2009)

• MachineDesign.com:

  Solar-powered, trash-compacting garbage can reduces need for truck pickups (April, 2009)

• Puerto Rico - CaribbeanBusinessPR.com:

  Local company introduces solar-powered waste compressor (April, 2009)

• Needham, MA - BusinessWeek.com:

  America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs (April, 2009)

• Philadelphia, PA - USA Today:

  Philly budget includes plans for solar trash cans (March, 2009)

• Somerville, MA - TheSomervilleNews.com:

  New trash cans text message city with status (March, 2009)

• JumpIntoTomorrow.com:

  Getting Trash Into Better Shape (March, 2009)

• Somerville, MA - Good Magazine:

  Somerville’s Trash Cans Are Rad, Getting Radder (March, 2009)

• Somerville, MA - The New York Times:

  Big-Bellied, Text-Messaging Trash Cans? (March, 2009)

• ManagingAutomation.com:

  BigBelly Solar receives 2009 PM100 Award (March, 2009)

• Fairfax, VA - Fairfax County Public Schools:

  Solar-Powered Trash Compactors Save Energy (March, 2009)

• TrendWatching.com:

  March 2009 Trend Briefing (March, 2009)

• Fort Meade, MD - NSA.gov:

  NSA Goes Green (February, 2009)

• Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Sun:

  Henderson to get more solar-powered trash cans (February, 2009)

• San Juan, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Daily Sun:

  Refuse bins use sun to smash trash (February, 2009)

• Chicago, IL - Chi-Town Daily News:

  Solar trash can experiment takes off in West Ridge (January, 2009)

• Needham, MA - Hometown Weekly:

  Making Trash Green (January, 2009)

• Andover, MA - Andover Townsman:

  Andover Made 2008 The Year To Go Greener (January, 2009)

• Syracuse, NY - News 10:

  Going Green: Solar Compactors Aid Recycling on Campus (January, 2009)

• Greenwich, CT - Greenwich Time:

  Sci-Fi Garbage Cans Arrive at Greenwich Point (January, 2009)

• LaJolla, CA - GreenTrendSpotter.com:

  A Big Belly of Solar Energy (January, 2009)

• Boston, MA - DesignNews.com:

  Top Ten Green Engineering Trends, Stories for 2008 (December, 2008)

• Washington, DC - Dept. of Parks & Recreation:

  Stead Recreation Center Adds BigBelly Self-Compacting Trash Cans (December, 2008)

• Portland, OR - ZDnet.com:

  Smart Trash Can From BigBelly Knows When to Say ‘Uncle’ (December, 2008)

• Boston, MA - Xconomy.com:

  City Trash Cans Go Solar & Wireless—to Save Big Bucks on Garbage Trucks (December, 2008)

• Lexington, KY - Bizlex.com:

  Wal-Mart Donates $40K for Recycling Containers at Parks (December, 2008)

• Dublin, Ireland - Independent.ie News:

  TCD Gets Solar Solution to Litter (December, 2008)

• Nashville, TN - News Channel 5:

  Solar-Powered Trash Cans Come To Nashville (December, 2008)

• Philadelphia, PA - The Triangle Online:

  Drexel Univ. Increases Recycling on Campus (December, 2008)

• College Station, TX - The Battalion Online:

  A&M Goes Green With Garbage (December, 2008)

• Tucson, AZ - KVOA News 4:

  Solar Tech Shines in Tucson (November, 2008)

• Chattanooga, TN - Weekly Community News:

  BigBelly Could Be Big Step for Coolidge Park (November, 2008)

• South Brunswick, NJ - MyCentralJersey.com:

  South Brunswick Goes Green with Solar-Powered Trash Compactor (November, 2008)

• Fort McPherson, GA - Army.Mil/News:

  Eat up 'big bellies' are good for environment (November, 2008)

• Champaign, Illinois - DailyIllini.com:

  BigBelly gobbles more, digests less (November, 2008)

• Chattanooga, TN - Chattanooga Times Free Press:

  City to Use Solar-Powered BigBelly to Reduce Garbage, Manpower (November, 2008)

• Chattanooga, TN - WDEF Channel 12 News:

  Solar Powered Trash Compacting Can (November, 2008)

• Syracuse, NY - NewsChannel 9 WSYR:

  Syracuse University Installs Solar-Powered Trash Compactor (October, 2008)

• DesignNews.com:

  Solar Power Heats up Design Challenge for BigBelly Trash Compactor (October, 2008)

• Vancouver, Canada - The Vancouver Sun:

  Vancouver Puts the Squeeze on Street Trash (September, 2008)

• Dublin, Ireland - The Post:

  Solar Waste Bins Light the Way for Energy Company (September, 2008)

• Foxborough, MA - Techronical.com:

  Solar Powered Trash Compactor - BigBelly (September, 2008)

• Boston, MA - Down To Earth Blog:

  BIG Belly (September, 2008)

• Vancouver, Canada - The Vancouver Courier:

  Solar Trash Compactors Given Chance to Shine (August, 2008)

• Public Works Online:

  Featuring: American Public Works Association Convention Exhibitors (August, 2008)

• Philadelphia, PA - Governing.com:

  A Bellyful of Trash (August, 2008)

• Palm Springs, CA - The Desert Sun:

  BigBelly Compactors Approved By Council (August, 2008)

• Philadelphia, PA - BusinessPundit.com:

  BigBelly Proves That Simple and Green Can Make You a Profit (July, 2008)

• Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Inquirer:

  Solar-Powered Trash Units Get Trial Run in Philadelphia (July, 2008)

• Philadelphia, PA - Center City Philadelphia Press Release:

  City of Philadelphia and Center City District Partner in Solar-Powered Trash Can Demonstration Project (July, 2008)

• New York, NY - Roosevelt Island 360:

  A Greener RIOC: Introducing the BigBelly (July, 2008)

• Albany, NY - State of New York Press Release:

  OGS Unveils BigBelly Solar Powered Compactors (June, 2008)

• North Adams, MA - IBerkshires.com:

  Downtown Debuts Solar-Powered Compactor (June, 2008)

• Dundalk, MD - The Dundalk Eagle:

  Big Appetite For Garbage (May, 2008)

• Naples, FL - Naples Daily News:

  FGCU President Talks About (April, 2008)

• WasteNews.com:

  BigBelly Containers Live Up To Name (April, 2008)

• Boston, MA - The Heights:

  BigBelly Trash Cans Compact on Campus (April, 2008)

• CNET News.com:

  BigBelly Solar Compactor Now Squeezes Recycling (April, 2008)

• United Daily News (UDN.com):

  BigBelly article in Chinese (April, 2008)

• Boston, MA - The Environmental News Network:

  BigBelly Solar Trash Receptacle (April, 2008)

• Franklin, MA - The Milford Daily News:

  With A Little Help From The Sun (April, 2008)

• Chicago, IL - Rogers-park.com:

  Rogers Park Goes Green for Earth Day (April, 2008)

• Boston, MA - Boston Red Sox:

  Red Sox To Implement New Environmentally-Sustainable Practices at Fenway Park (April, 2008)

• Bainbridge Island, WA - Kitsap Sun:

  Business Spotlight: Greening Up the Garbage Can (April, 2008)

• Boston, MA - NECN:

  BigBelly Goes to Fenway Park (April, 2008)

• Technovelgy.com:

  BigBelly Solar Compactor vs. WALL-E Robot (April, 2008)

• Palm Springs, CA - The Desert Sun:

  City Receives Grants to Enhance Air Quality (April, 2008)

• Concord, MA - Businesswire:

  World’s Only Solar-Powered Compaction System Designed in SolidWorks (March, 2008)

• Munster, IL - Post Tribune:

  Workshop Generates Recycling Ideas (March, 2008)

• NBC30 News - Hartford, Connecticut:

  Make Garbage More Eco-Friendly (March, 2008)

• Dallas, TX- Pegasus News:

  Fair Park to “Go Green” by Using Solar Trash Compactors (March, 2008)

• Pittsburgh, PA - Duquesne University Times:

  Going Green: Environmentally Conscious Campus (February, 2008)

• Cambridge, MA - The MIT Enterprise Forum:

  MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge Announces 2008 International Innovation Fair (February, 2008)

• Philadelphia, PA - The Daily Pennsylvanian:

  Garbage can 'Big Belly' compacts trash with solar power (February, 2008)

• Reno, NV - Reno Gazette-Journal:

  Solar can gobbles large loads of trash (January, 2008)

• Pasadena, CA - California Institute of Technology's:

  Is CalTech Getting a BigBelly? (January, 2008)

• Wichita, KS - The Wichita Eagle:

  BigBelly ready to take in trash (January, 2008)

• New York, NY - Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary:

  Clean Tech to Smash Trash (January, 2008)

• Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Springwise - Your Daily Fix of Entrepreneurial Ideas:

  Top 10 Eco & Sustainability Business Ideas for 2007 (January, 2008)

• Boston, MA - The Boston Globe:

  Solar Trash Compactors Added (January, 2008)

• CNET News [Green Tech Blog] - News & Analysis on Green Technology:

  BigBelly Solar Trash Compactor Gets Sleeker & Smarter (January, 2008)

• Brooklyn, NY - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle:

  Brooklyn Navy Yard Is Undergoing a Historic Transformation (January, 2008)

• Bournemouth, England - The Times:

  Council approves of talking rubbish (November, 2007)

• New Bedford, MA - South Coast TODAY:

  High-tech trash bins help clean up city (November, 2007)

• San Diego, CA - NBC San Diego:

  Cardiff by the Sea brings in the BigBelly... (November, 2007)

• Visalia, CA - The Fresno Bee:

  Visalia will muscle up on sunshine (October, 2007)

• York, ME - Maine's Seacoast Online News:

  York Beach gets solar-powered compactors... (August, 2007)

• Victoria, BC, Canada - Douglas Magazine:

  Smashing Trash with Sunlight... (August, 2007)

• Needham, MA - BigBelly Solar:

  Boston Restaurant Partners with City with Donation of a BigBelly (July, 2007)

• Waltham, MA - Design News:

  BigBelly Solar-Powered Trash Can Hits the Streets (July, 2007)

• Tampa, FL - Channel 10 News:

  Solar Powered Trash Compactor May Save Money... (July, 2007)

• Attleboro, MA - Attleboro Sun Chronicle:

  BigBelly Hungry for Garbage (July, 2007)

• White Plains, NY - White Plains Times:

  Solar Trash Compactors at Kensico Plaza QUADRUPLES Container Capacity... (July, 2007)

• NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO:

  Solar Compactors Make Mincemeat of Trash (July, 2007)

• Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel:

  Capitola tackles beach trash with solar bins... (June, 2007)

• London, England - BBC News:

  Solar bin in anti-rubbish drive... (June, 2007)

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Emirates Today:

  This belly's big enough to cope with your mountains of waste... (June, 2007)

• Chicago, IL - Chicago Sun-Times:

  Putting a crunch on garbage costs... (May, 2007)

• San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Express News:

  Compactor uses energy from sun... (May, 2007)

• Palm Springs, CA - Palm Springs Press-Enterprise:

  Palm Springs' solar-powered trash compactors raise awareness... (May, 2007)

• San Antonio, TX - San Antonio City Government:

  City installs BigBellies at Alamo Plaza (May, 2007)

• Brooklyn, NY - The Brooklyn Paper:

  The Greening of Trash... (April, 2007)

• NEWSWEEK Magazine:

  Mayors Take the Lead (April, 2007)

• BUSINESSWEEK.com:

  Meet the Solar-Powered Trash Can (April, 2007)

• Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel:

  Solar-powered trash compactors installed (March, 2007)

• Denver, CO - US Forest Service News:

  Bighorn National Forest Earns EPA Recognition (March, 2007)

• Lynn, MA - The Lynn Daily Item:

  Marblehead native’s invention utilizes solar power to compact trash (March, 2007)

• NAIOP.com:

  Trash Crushed by Sun (March, 2007)

• Cambridge, MA - Harvard Green Campus Initiative:

  Solar Trash Compactor Conserves Energy (March, 2007)

• Hyannis, MA - Sustain Cape Cod:

  BigBelly Bins (March, 2007)

• Baltimore, MD - Maryland Daily Record:

  Trash cans go high-tech (February, 2007)

• Barnstable, MA - The Cape Codder:

  21st century trash disposal (February, 2007)

• Barnstable, MA - The Barnstable Patriot:

  Solar trash bins keep 4Cs green (February, 2007)

• Baltimore, MD - Office of the Mayor:

  Mayor Dixon, Board of Estimates Approves New 'Clean & Green' Technology for Baltimore (January, 2007)

• Boston, MA - The Boston Globe:

  Globe Magazine: Best of the New 2007 (January, 2007)

• Shanghai, China - Sina English:

  Interview: Jim Poss, inventor of the BigBelly (January, 2007)

• East Hartford, CT - East Hartford Gazette:

  Solar-powered trash can will pay for itself (January, 2007)

• Boston, MA - Boston Business Journal's bizjournals.com:

  Tech Hub Talk (December, 2006)

• BUSINESSWEEK.com:

  Dreaming of a Green (Tech) Christmas (December, 2006)

• TIME Magazine:

  Bringing Sunshine to Trash... (December 3, 2006) (December, 2006)

• SignOnSanDiego.com:

  Compacting trash with help of sun (November, 2006)

• Santa Cruz, CA - Waste Age:

  Crunch Time (November, 2006)

• INC Magazine:

  Your Dumpster called. It said to send someone over (November, 2006)

• Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel:

  New solar-powered trash cans put the squeeze on downtown mess (October, 2006)

• Gloucester, MA - Gloucester Daily Times:

  'Big Belly' hits the Boulevard (September, 2006)

• New York, NY - New York Daily Press:

  BigBelly puts the Squeeze on Garbage (August, 2006)

• Boston, MA - The Boston Globe:

  Solar-power compactors press the mess in Boston (July, 2006)

• Long Island, NY - Long Island Power Authority Newsletter:

  Richard Kessel and Audrey Pheffer dedicate solar powered trash compactors (June, 2006)

• Sustainable Industries Magazine:

  Four Cleantech Companies to Watch (May, 2006)

• The International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions:

  Good Green Fun (May, 2006)

• New York, NY - The New York Times:

  In the Belly of the Beast (July, 2005)

• New York, NY - The New York Times:

  Amagansett Beach to Test Solar-Powered Garbage Can (May, 2005)

• New York, NY - WIRED Magazine:

  BigBelly Has Appetite for Trash (March, 2005)

• New York, NY - MSNBC:

  Big Apple Tests 'BigBelly' Trash Can (March, 2005)

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