Now even trash works on sun. Actually, a couple of decades ago many skeptics of solar energy would have told you that ‘only’ trash runs with the power of the sun. But now you can run anything with the power of the sun and yes that includes even trash compaction. (Okay, I though run and sun combination would sound cool, but I think I killed it). A new technological breakthrough now allows us to compress trash with solar energy and that truly means that we are going green and not just filling up landfills mindlessly.
The “BigBelly” cordless trash compactors can hold up to 200 gallons of garbage – up to six times the typical load and they work on solar energy. As they have big belly, no wonder you have cartoons coming up that say ‘feed me’ and it is a good thing to feed this big belly with your trash. . Using solar energy, it will help us maintain a neat city, just controlling litter and trash in our parks, in our ball fields. The solar-powered trash compactor resembles a mailbox, with a side “door” vs. an open top, in which trash is deposited, which prevents animals from getting inside, she said.
The garbage rises to a certain height, a mechanized arm compacts the trash and resets. Once the trash reaches a set level of compaction, red indicator light shows the barrel is full and locks the door shut, preventing overflow, she said. The indicator light also turns yellow to warn the barrel is reaching capacity. Solar energy provides the energy needed to operate the battery that powers the compaction system. Once you have one of these big boys in place, you will not have to worry about it for the next 20 years. This system not only makes trash compaction clean and green, but it also encourages people to take up green products. In that sense, the product is a complete winner.
