The design of a solar-powered trash compactor for city streets used several plastic-molding issues to make it practical. The original compactor made by BigBelly Solar in Needham, Mass., worked well ...

The National Public Radio (NPR) recently reported that the Chicago Park District has installed 25 solar-powered trash compactors to keep the beaches clean and safe. The BigBelly units look like ...

A new trash compactor was put to use Monday at Eddy County’s Sandpoint Landfill after the county agreed to pay $728,000 to purchase the equipment in response to increased need. Eddy County’s Board of ...

Montgomery County’s potential $1.7M purchase would help keep lines moving for public dumpers, official says. Montgomery County commissioners are on the verge of purchasing a mammoth $1.7 million trash ...

Nov. 6 -- A Denver man is in critical condition after falling into a trash chute at a downtown apartment building and being crushed by the compactor for a couple of minutes before help arrived. Scott ...