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NEW YORK —<\/strong> Though waste receptacle culture here in New York City regularly makes me hearken back longingly for Toronto’s more progressive (if often overflowing, monster-sized and ad-laden) street-level trash can offerings, there’s a new kid in town — specifically the BigBelly Solar Compactor<\/a>. (Don’t miss that link for a super-cute animation of an anthropomorphic solar-powered trash compactor gleefully feeding garbage to itself!)<\/p>\n

Spotted at the northwest corner of Union Square, this crazy mofo boasts a US-Mail-style trash door and a solar-powered lid. Charge-level indicators blink with modernity at the front of the bin.<\/p>\n

Though the BigBelly doesn’t offer recycling potential, its ability to compress trash to 20% of its original size on its own self-powered steam is reasonably exciting, or at least it is if trash cans get you off. A tip of the hat goes to the design team for adding the classic “Pitch In”<\/a> trash can logo, and a tip of the hat to NYC for not selling ad space on the front panel — at least not yet.<\/p>\n

The Union Square Partnership<\/a> might be a little waste-receptacle-commitment-phobic, however. A few short strides away from the BigBelly is this old classic workhorse:<\/p>\n

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And another few feet to the south on a mini traffic island lies this enigmatic array of rarely-seen aluminum and paper recycling bins:<\/p>\n

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Clearly we still have a long way to go — but it’s an interesting little beginning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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