A new solar-powered trash can located at 36th and Chestnut streets uses solar energy to compress garbage.
Philadelphia, PA – Standing lonely on the corner of 36th and Chestnut streets, the ‘BigBelly’ looks like any other trash can – barring the solar panels on its top.
The quirky design serves a purpose. BigBelly is the first solar-powered compacting trash can in Philadelphia. And it’s got Wi-Fi.
“We’d sometimes have to empty the [conventional] can three or four times a day. Now we can empty the trash three times a week,” said Kristyne Kealey, Penn’s Urban Park Manger, who takes care of campus cleanup…
