Increased Recycling
The benefits of recycling are widely understood, with many communities and institutions highly motivated to adopt or expand recycling programs. The BigBelly Solar System provides numerous elements to support these objectives.
Customers have found that the design of the BigBelly waste and recycling stations, which can include single-stream, multi-stream and organics recycling components, makes recycling initiatives more effective. The integrated design, with clear markings for each waste stream, helps encourage proper separation of trash and recyclable materials, reducing cross-contamination and increasing the value of the separated materials.
Citizens, students and park goers attest to the positive benefits of such a visibly “green” and environmentally sensitive solution. With an eye-level solar panel, BigBelly Solar waste and recycling stations are a magnet for responsible disposal of trash and recycling material, with noticeably higher rates of channeling recyclable material to its appropriate location. By reducing cross-contamination (recyclables mixed in with trash and vice versa), customers are able to maximize the revenues obtained through the sale of recyclable materials and divert tonnage (and cost) from landfill disposal.
A number of communities have internally found the resources to launch and expand recycling programs through the resource efficiencies created by the BigBelly Solar System – programs that otherwise would not have been affordable.
