I was in Chicago this past Labor Day weekend and while walking around the Millennium Park area, saw a solar-powered trash compactor. The city first started using them in the beaches. Called Big Belly, once trash reaches the top of the cans, it breaks an electronic beam that triggers a motor to mash the trash. The device doesn’t need direct sunlight. They cost almost $4000 each.
Chicago currently has 90 of these compactors. Kudos to Mayor Richard Daley for continuing his efforts to make the Windy City the greenest city in the U. S.
(We were in too much of a hurry to stop and take a picture so this photo is from here)
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