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CNNMoney.com: Solar-powered trash compactor - July 19, 2010
CNN reporter Jonathan Blum reports how cities like Philadelphia are putting solar-powered garbage compactors on their sidewalks to save money while going green.

Indianapolis, IN – IndyStar.com: BigBelly knows when it’s full - July 13, 2010
They’re high-efficiency and low-maintenance, he said. The city removed 18 regular bins in high-traffic areas, and Walker has suggested buying more solar-powered compactors once the money becomes available.

Newsweek: The Comeback Country - May 20, 2010
500 compacting units has allowed Philadelphia to cut weekly pickups from 17 to five, and will save it $13 million over 10 years.

USA Today: Trash cans dumped for sun-powered compactors - March 10, 2010
A growing number of cities and municipalities are testing solar-powered trash compactors as a way to go green and save some green.

Public Works Magazine: Garbage Terminators - March 1, 2010
In just one year the department had cut its weekly collections by more than two-thirds, at an annual operating cost of about $720,000. Performing five weekly collections under the new program requires only nine workers on a single shift; the other workers have been reassigned to trucks that collect household recycling.

Pasadena, CA – Government Technology: Solar-Powered Self-Compacting Trash Bins Save City Labor, Fuel - January 8, 2010
As local governments seek any and every way to save money during this economic recession, Pasadena, Calif., found that spending extra money on new technologies can sometimes reap cost savings.

Parks & Rec Business: Do You Need A BigBelly? - December 1, 2009
The math is simple: Reduce the number of times you trek out to empty trash containers, and you automatically reduce the gas, manpower and equipment maintenance it costs to remove the trash. “It is a cost-reduction tool; unlike a conventional trash can, it keeps the trash contained, and can hold five times as much in the same footprint of a traditional can.”

Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Daily News: Philadelphia Streets Dept gets job done with less money - July 1, 2010
Since the compactors don’t have to be emptied as often, the number of collection runs has dropped from 17 a week to just five.

Riverside, CA – Riverside Outlook: Solar power plays a role in reducing waste - June 25, 2010
[The BigBelly Solar Compactor] saves the City an average of 1,665 gallons of fuel each year and about 575 labor hours that can be diverted to other programs

Riverside, CA – U.S. Dept of Energy: California city seeks to cut costs, waste with solar powered trash compactors - June 17, 2010
“We are in the process of installation currently. We have installed a test unit and it is working well,” Perry says. “We expect once all the units are installed we will reduce fuel consumption for our fleet by 1,665 gallons annually.”

E. Lansing, MI – Michigan State University: Landscape Services takes out trash Spartan style - May 15, 2010
“[The BigBelly Solar Compactor] cut the number of visits to that site by 60 percent and the amount of time spent at the site by 50 percent. Also, the cost per year of labor involvement at the Dairy Store is now 10 percent of what it used to be.”

Bloomington, IN – WRTV 6 NEWS: City Goes Solar In Trash Battle - April 20, 2010
“This was the greenest thing we could do … to use a BigBelly Solar Compactor,” said Shelby Walker, Bloomington’s sanitation director.

GPN.com (Government Product News): Solar-powered compactors - March 1, 2010
M Solar Powered Trash Compactors cut the need for trash pickup by up to 80 percent, which reduces collection costs, fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Pasadena, CA – Government Technology: Solar-Powered Self-Compacting Trash Bins Save City Labor, Fuel - January 8, 2010
he city expects combined labor and fuel savings to reach $61,400 annually once all containers are deployed – about a three-year return on investment, Silva said.

Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia CityPaper: The Inscrutable Nutter - December 30, 2009
“We’ll continue to reduce our energy costs…we’re going to have more BigBellies [BigBelly solar powered trash compactors] on the streets. A big campaign for cleaning up, a big city anti-litter campaign.”

Bourne, MA – Wicked Local Newspaper: Bourne gets renewable energy funding - December 30, 2009
…BigBelly Solar Trash Compaction System. This unit is powered by solar photovoltaic technology and will help Bourne reduce trash collections, reduce litter and generally improve the Town’s waste management operations.

Mission Viejo, CA – EnergyBoom.com: Shedding New Light on Trash: BigBelly Solar Trash Compactors - December 29, 2009
Along with a host of other cities in North America, Mission Viejo is looking at trash in a whole new “light.” The southern California city is testing two solar-powered trash compactors at its Civic Center.

Barry Fougere Joins BigBelly Solar as Chief Operating Officer - June 29, 2010
BigBelly Solar, Inc., the world’s first
waste collection systems company that integrates renewable power and information technology to dramatically lower the operating costs, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the waste collection process, today announced the appointment of Barry Fougere as Chief Operating Officer. Fougere brings more than 20 years of senior leadership in business management and services to BigBelly Solar and its customers.

Portland, OR – PRESS RELEASE: More Solar-Powered Trash Compactors Headed to Downtown Portland - September 17, 2009
The units will help city cut back on trash pickup and prevent overflow of waste. These effects also lead to better air quality for the city; if all trashcans were converted to BigBelly units, the city could reduce CO2emissions by at least 25,000 pounds per year.

Chicago, IL – PRESS RELEASE: Solar compactors put the squeeze on Devon Ave garbage - May 1, 2009
WRCC Executive Director Amie Zander said, “We have seen a reduction in litter and have gone from two trash pick-ups per day to once every three days.”…

Philadelphia, PA – PRESS RELEASE: Mayor Nutter unveils 500 BigBelly solar compactors for trash & recycling - April 30, 2009
“Today we are proud to announce the largest deployment of solar powered litter baskets anywhere in America. 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.”

Albany, NY – State of New York Press Release: OGS Unveils BigBelly Solar Powered Compactors - June 12, 2008
“Today OGS is introducing the Capital Region to the BigBelly. Using only the power of the sun, these devices are able to compact up to 150 gallons of trash to one-fifth its original volume,” said Commissioner Egan.