Kutztown, PA - WFMZ-TV:
Solar-Powered Trash Cans New On Kutztown University's Campus This Year
August 31, 2009 02:04 PM
Students and staff at Kutztown University will be seeing fewer trash pick-ups this year. ... It's all thanks to "BigBelly", ...solar-powered trash cans being used on campus this year. The four high-tech compactors will cut the university's trash collection trips by 90%, according to school officials. As a result, they say staff time and gas for the collection vehicles will also be reduced. Kutztown University says it is one of the first in the region to buy and use the "BigBelly" as a test case.