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August 3, 2009
20 BigBelly trash cans are coming
SEATTLE — The Metropolitan Improvement District plans to install 20 new BigBelly solar trash compactors. They will be located along Third Avenue between Stewart and University streets.
The compactors are self-powered and use built-in solar panels to generate energy to compact trash. They are about the same size as a standard 35-gallon trash barrel but BigBellys hold about five times the trash. The compactors cut the frequency of trash pickup by about 80 percent which reduces collection costs, fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, the district says.
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