Testimonials

  • "I was skeptical at first, but to my amazement, the machines are working great for the university."

    - TED WOODS
    Refuse Coordinator, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

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Questions

  • Does BigBelly have a public relations benefit?

    Yes! BigBelly is a practical and visible demonstration of green technology that gets the attention of the press and public. See the press section of our website for examples of the kind of coverage and attention that BigBelly receives.

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Cities and Towns

"This technology will save taxpayers money, introduce sidewalk recycling and keep our streets clean. This is one more important step towards achieving our sustainability goals."
- Mayor Michael Nutter, City of Philadelphia



Communities everywhere face an ever-increasing challenge of managing trash collection. On average, Americans throw away 30 lbs of trash per week—that's 245 million tons of municipal solid waste each year. Worse, this number has more than tripled over the last 4 decades. At the same time, budgets are tightening and costs are spiraling out of control, especially when it comes to fuel, labor, tipping fees and equipment. Cities and towns have responded by increasing the number of receptacles and/or increasing collection trips. Despite these efforts, trash remains the top nuisance complaint.

Finally a solution: BigBelly. Using the sun's energy to compact at the point of disposal, BigBelly provides powerful benefits for cities and towns. Reducing collection trips by up to 80% frees up personnel for other priorities, saving time, money and fuel and reducing air and noise pollution. BigBelly also reduces nuisance complaints and its enclosed design discourages illegal dumping and pilfering, and keeps rodents and birds out of the trash and out of the neighborhood.

BigBelly's sleek design and small footprint enable it to blend into your city or town environment even where space is at a premium such as on narrow sidewalks in historic districts. It also delivers fast ROI. In fact, BigBelly has a payback of less than 1.5 years in busy locations with impressive ongoing savings. With these kind of selling points, BigBelly provides a great PR opportunity for your city or town.

Here are examples of several cities and towns that have successfully employed BigBelly:



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