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April 1, 2008 Able to compact gallons of rubbish with a single gulp, the BigBelly solar trash compactor cuts public garbage collection emissions by up to 80 percent and operates for an entire day on ...

Latest version of 30-watt solar-powered trash crusher, found in several cities, fits in better. And future versions are set to get remote communications. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...