Environmentally Friendly Garbage Cans

Talk about a great idea!  I don't usually get excited about dumpsters and garbage cans, but I love this new product.  What do you get when you take a public garbage can, fit it with a trash compactor and some advanced wireless equipement and slap a solar panel on the top?  You get a BigBelly Solar garbage can.  While a BigBelly costs more than a typical garbage can, it provides businesses and local governments with huge benefits.  The trash compactor is powered by solar energy, which powers the can even when it is cloudy outside.  When fitted with the wireless transciever, the compactor can also send a message to the owner signaling that the can is full.  This allows for fewer trash pickups and less carbon emissions being spewed out by garbage trucks, not to mention lower labor costs for local governments.  When I saw some of these cans installed in Bloomington, IN, I was surprised at how great they looked compared to the old waste baskets.  Birds, mice, etc. had free access to the old cans, but with BigBelly, the garbage is securely stored inside the compactor...not to mention there's no odor.  Way to go BigBelly Solar.  A great Bright Idea to help the Environment.