Encinitas buying high-tech trash cans

By: North County Times - | Saturday, July 21, 2007 12:24 AM PDT ∞

ENCINITAS ---- A solar-powered trash compactor is busy collecting, and squishing, refuse at Swami's Beach Park, a city official said Friday.

The city has bought three Big Belly Solar Trash Compactors ---- at $4,000 a pop ---- and workers have installed the first of them at the park on South Coast Highway 101 south of K Street earlier this week, said John Frenken, park and beach superintendent.

The high-tech trash cans also will be installed soon at Leo Mullen Sports Park and Paul Ecke Sports Park. Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association is paying for a fourth compactor to install at The Lumberyard shopping center.

The devices are fitted with sensors that trigger a compacting mechanism, he said, and all of it is powered by the sun.

Councilwoman Teresa Barth said she learned about the Big Bellies at a conference in Seattle and brought information about them to Encinitas City Hall.

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John E wrote on Jul 23, 2007 4:56 PM:I would be interested to learn the economics. Presumably a compacting trash can needs to be emptied less frequently than a conventional one. Also, what about recyclables?

Kevin wrote on Aug 8, 2007 9:34 PM:Big waste of money.

Lotrat wrote on Mar 23, 2008 8:58 PM:Makes a great place for a Geocache!!

dougandsuzy wrote on Mar 24, 2008 1:06 PM:Tell me about lotrat.

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