BigBelly Solar – In the News
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FOX Business: Reducing the Cost of Cities’ Trash Collection by 80% - November 18, 2011
BigBelly Solar CEO Barry Fougere on how its “Smart Grid for Waste & Recycling” can save cities millions of dollars a year. Liz Claman interviews Barry on Fox Business Network’s “After the Bell.”
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BigBelly Solar Honored as New England Clean Energy Council’s Emerging Company of the Year - November 3, 2011
NECEC recognized BigBelly Solar for its dramatic growth and substantial global influence in increasing resource efficiencies and reducing environmental impacts in the waste management industry.
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BigBelly Solar Unveils “Smart Grid for Waste & Recycling” - September 26, 2011
BigBelly Solar launched its next-generation intelligent waste & recycling collection system, the “Smart Grid for Waste & Recycling,” which features new and expanded capabilities at each layer, delivering dramatic cost savings while improving service levels.
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COVER STORY Chicago Sun-Times: City signs $2.5 million deal for solar-powered trash compactors - March 7, 2011
The City of Chicago launched an initial business district deployment of 400 solar-powered trash compactors with wireless monitoring and companion recycling units, taking a major leap forward in transforming the way the City manages public litter collection and a new recycling program downtown.
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C40 Cities: Global Best Practice for Waste – Philadelphia, USA - May 13, 2011
The BigBelly system in Philadelphia has been highlighted by the Climate Leadership Group as a global best practice in the category of managing waste. The citywide use of BigBelly Solar waste & recycling stations has resulted in annual CO2 reduction, financial savings and increased residential recycling rates.
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National League of Cities: 250-Station BigBelly Solar Deployment in Allentown PA - December 12, 2011
The City of Allentown, PA turns to the BigBelly intelligent waste & recycling collection system to save money, time and fuel. Introducing public-space recycling for the first time, the City is deploying 250 waste & recycling stations in high-traffic areas and parks around town.
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The ChronicleHerald: Recycling bins getting noticed on Halifax waterfront - February 5, 2011
Halifax’s waterfront has achieved an impressive 95% recycling rate for containers. Last September, Halifax replaced 51 regular garbage containers on the waterfront with 15 four-stream BigBelly Solar kiosks to handle discarded drink containers, paper, organics and garbage.
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BigBelly Solar Selected as a GoingGreen Global 200 Winner - September 22, 2011
“We are honored to have been selected by AlwaysOn as one of the game-changing companies driving the global greentech revolution,” said Barry Fougere, CEO of BigBelly Solar. “The innovative application of information technology and renewable energy to solve the world’s energy, environmental and financial problems is an exciting mission for our firm and the other winners.”
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College Planning & Management: Solar-Powered…Waste Collection? - April 22, 2011
Washington, DC – Georgetown University’s Solid Waste and Recycling manager has several important goals: to bring sustainability leadership to the management of waste and recycling, to do so in a highly efficient and cost-effective way, and keep to the historic campus looking constantly clean and green. An innovative solar-powered waste collection system is a unique solution.
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El Paso Inc.: City rolls out solar-powered bins Downtown - June 2, 2011
The City of El Paso began installing 73 BigBelly solar-powered trash compactors in Downtown last week, replacing 40 percent of the green rod-iron trash bins in the area. The city expects to save money by cutting collection trips, reducing fuel costs and allowing the city to reallocate staffing resources to other programs. A recent pilot program showed the collection frequency using the solar powered trash compactors was reduced to twice a week, compared to 14 times a week for a conventional bin.
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WasteAdvantage Magazine: Thinking Outside the Bin - March 1, 2011
With demand for waste collection rising and city budgets shrinking, innovation is required. A new wireless monitoring and notification system for public compacting waste receptacles is one such innovation, greening collection activity while saving plenty of green.
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GreenBiz.com: Waste Management Tees Up Green at Phoenix Open - February 2, 2011
Phoenix, AZ – For a second year, Waste Management, the title sponsor of the Phoenix Open, brings a raft of environmental service innovations to the popular PGA tournament, including 60 solar-powered compactors and recycling kiosks.
Recent News
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Arlington Citizen Journal: Solar-powered trash cans shine downtown - January 16, 2012
Arlington, TX – The parks department installed new BigBelly Solar dual trash and recycling stations at the Founders Plaza next to Arlington City Hall. On-site trash compacting allows for more time between emptying the trash cans, and the communication system eliminates trips to check on the receptacles, all of which saves personnel time and fuel and reduces fuel emissions.
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National League of Cities: 250-Station BigBelly Solar Deployment in Allentown PA - December 12, 2011
The City of Allentown, PA turns to the BigBelly intelligent waste & recycling collection system to save money, time and fuel. Introducing public-space recycling for the first time, the City is deploying 250 waste & recycling stations in high-traffic areas and parks around town.
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Boston Herald: Bright outlook for BigBelly Solar - November 8, 2011
The New England Clean Energy Council has chosen BigBelly Solar Inc. as its “Emerging Company of the Year.” Receiving the award at the council’s “Green Tie Gala,” BigBelly Solar CEO Barry Fougere noted the company’s recent shift to an information services company — a type of “smart grid” that provides wireless connections and software to analyze waste disposal and recycling rates.
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New England Energy Council: BigBelly Solar named 2011 Emerging Company of the Year - November 8, 2011
BigBelly Solar, a global provider of innovative and sustainable solutions for the management of waste & recycling, was named Emerging Company of the Year for its dramatic growth and substantial global influence in increasing resource efficiencies and reducing environmental impacts in the waste management industry.
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Billère, France: Revolutionary waste collection system uses solar energy to save municipal costs - November 8, 2011
Mayor Jean-Yves Lalanne unveiled the town’s new BigBelly intelligent waste collection system as a strong expression of town officials’ commitment to the environment. While these technologically revolutionary bins have been installed in Cannes and Lyon, they have never before entered into Aquitaine, making Billère a leader in the region.
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Delray Beach, FL – CBS12 News: Compressing the mess with BigBelly Solar system - October 24, 2011
Delray’s Sustainability Officer Rich Reade says they pay for themselves, saving the city $15,000 a year. “That saves not only on personnel costs, benefit costs but it also saves on fuel, it saves on maintenance of our trucks and different equipment, and then it saves on the liners.” This saves the city money, but also allows for better use of their staff. “Because we’ve been in such a tight budget over the past couple of years, it allows us to shift our resources to areas where we might’ve been more deficient,” said Reade.
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Palm Beach Post: Jupiter’s new solar-powered trash bins already having effect across Florida - October 23, 2011
The new solar-powered container in Jupiter, Florida has a sensor that turns on the compactor when the bin is close to full. When the chest-high barrel is finally full of compacted trash, it emails the trash collection department for a pickup.
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New York Magazine: Urban Global Design 2011 – The City as Laboratory - October 17, 2011
A trash can with brains, the BigBelly solar compactor has “a sensor that knows when it’s getting full and activates a compressor to push down all the trash. The cans take longer to fill up, and that reduces the number of pickups by the city’s trash trucks.” — Maria Nicanor, assistant curator, Guggenheim Museum
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Inverness, FL: Learn the joy of trash - October 15, 2011
“They compact five times as much trash as a regular trash can, and they’re smart,” said Katie Cottrell, director of public works. “From the website, we can see all of the cans,” Cottrell said. “Before, we had city employees going out and checking them every day.” The new containers will allow the city to empty the machines once or twice a week instead of daily like they now do, saving man hours.
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PlanPhilly.com: BigBelly Solar Compactors Get Noticed - October 14, 2011
New York magazine named Philly’s BigBelly Solar trashcans a favorite recent urban invention in its current issue on Urban Global Design, in which our smart solar trash cans stand proudly alongside contemporary architecture like a Calatrava bridge in Venice.
Press Releases
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APM Terminals Deploys BigBelly Solar Waste Collection System to Reduce Litter at Port of Los Angeles - January 17, 2012
APM Terminals unveils the BigBelly Solar Waste & Recycling System at the Port of Los Angeles to reduce collection costs and eliminate overflowing trash from blowing into the water. “Keeping our facility litter-free is key to maintaining the high standards and image of APM Terminals,” said Justin Weir, Director, Maintenance & Repair. “The BigBelly Solar solution from WAXIE gives us an efficient way to manage our trash collection that is in keeping with our overall commitment to sustainability and ongoing CO2 emissions reduction.”
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BigBelly Solar Honored as New England Clean Energy Council’s Emerging Company of the Year - November 3, 2011
NECEC recognized BigBelly Solar for its dramatic growth and substantial global influence in increasing resource efficiencies and reducing environmental impacts in the waste management industry.
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BigBelly Solar Unveils “Smart Grid for Waste & Recycling” - September 26, 2011
BigBelly Solar launched its next-generation intelligent waste & recycling collection system, the “Smart Grid for Waste & Recycling,” which features new and expanded capabilities at each layer, delivering dramatic cost savings while improving service levels.
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BigBelly Solar Selected as a GoingGreen Global 200 Winner - September 22, 2011
“We are honored to have been selected by AlwaysOn as one of the game-changing companies driving the global greentech revolution,” said Barry Fougere, CEO of BigBelly Solar. “The innovative application of information technology and renewable energy to solve the world’s energy, environmental and financial problems is an exciting mission for our firm and the other winners.”
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Kissimmee, FL – City of Kissimmee Installs BigBelly Waste & Recycling Collection System Throughout Downtown - July 27, 2011
The City of Kissimmee Sanitation Division has partnered with Waste Management to obtain the BigBelly Solar Intelligent Waste & Recycling Collection System. The Public Works Department has installed more than 30 solar-powered waste & recycling stations throughout Downtown Kissimmee to reduce litter, encourage recycling and enable the City to deliver essential public services at a reduced cost.
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BigBelly Solar opens new sales office to support European expansion - June 30, 2011
“I am delighted to work directly with an already robust and growing group of customers and distribution partners in the region,” said Hervé Tenaglia, the new Regional Sales Director for Europe. BigBelly Solar has approximately 150 European customers with nearly 1,000 solar-powered waste & recycling stations deployed across 20 countries.
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BigBelly Solar sells 10,000th waste & recycling station - May 11, 2011
Recipient Los Angeles Community College District expands intelligent waste collection system to 200 BigBelly waste & recycling stations across all nine campuses, freeing up labor for other tasks and beautifying the grounds District-wide
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Halifax, Nova Scotia – Halifax waterfront’s pilot recycling program diverts 95% of beverage containers from landfill - February 3, 2011
Nestlé Waters Canada and Waterfront Development Corporation Limited (WDC) today announced that the recent pilot public spaces recycling program on the Halifax waterfront resulted in a 95% diversion rate for beverage containers and a combined container, paper diversion rate of 83%.
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BigBelly Solar Doubles Revenues - January 31, 2011
Waste & recycling solutions company continues to grow as its customers save, doubling revenues in 2010 with more than 50 percent of sales represented by satisfied repeat customers looking to expand their budget savings, operational responsiveness and positive environmental impact. With over 750 customers in nearly every state and 30 countries, BigBelly Solar now has more than 9,000 solar compactor and recycling units deployed in the service of municipalities, universities, park systems and other institutions that are focused on becoming greener, cleaner and more efficient.
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Barry Fougere Joins BigBelly Solar as Chief Operating Officer - February 25, 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.
