Ranked: The best smart trash cans, tested and ranked by an editor

I tested six smart trash cans over the course of a few weeks and analyzed them based on scent containment, design and more to ...

Solar panels on downtown St. Paul trash cans? Yes, and here’s why

As you walk around downtown St. Paul, you might notice recent updates to a sidewalk staple. The trash cans have gone solar.
CNET

This CES Company's Trash Cans Mash Your Cast-Off Plastic Bags Into Recyclable Bricks

At CES 2026, Clear Drop showcased its solution for homes and businesses to ensure that 100% of soft plastic waste is diverted ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Brief: Trash cans, recycling bins get smart

During the week of March 11, 13 BigBelly solar-powered trash compactors and recycling units were added on Main Street near shops, restaurants and coffee houses. The compactors have a computer chip ...
Los Angeles Magazine

Talking (Smart) Trash: Solar-Powered Trash Cans Hit DTLA

First it was solar-powered parking meters, now it’s solar powered trash (no one could accuse us of failing to utilize L.A.’s ample sunny weather): 16 new “BigBelly” trash bins have been installed ...
Yahoo

DPW Director shows new ‘smart’ recycling and trash cans to WMS students

WESTFIELD — Department of Public Works Acting Director Francis Cain recently visited Westfield Middle School with a pair of the new “smart“ Bigbelly compacting trash and recycling cans that will soon ...
TAPinto

Downtown Somerville Alliance Installs Eco-Friendly Big Belly Trash & Recycling Containers on Division Street

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Downtown Somerville Alliance has installed four new Bigbelly smart waste units along Division Street, ...