Solar powered trash cans/compactors sing a green tune in Philly

by
Mike
Posted June 1st, 2009 at 6:49 am
Philidelphia residents are among the first inhabitants of the U.S. of A. to take part in a new program aimed at reducing local government expenses as well as cleaning up the environment...literally. Philidelphia has already begun rolling out a series of solar powered trash cans/compactors/recycling unit combos with a goal of deploying 210 by July. Said units, as the title implies, are completely powered by solar energy. Besides the obvious green benefit of solar energy, the trash cans hold ...