Thursday, October 8, 2009

Elgin now mashes its trash with a solar flair

downtown solar-powered trash compactor is the first of its kind for any of Waste Management's clients in Illinois or Indiana.

units can range in price from $3,000 to $5,000 each….cuts down on the number of needed collection trips by 80 percent — and it has a built-in monitor with a radio transmitter which signals crews when it is full.

With less collection needed, the city[Philadelphia] hopes to save about $850,000 the first year and about $13 million over the next 10 years, the report states.

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