Bigbelly Blog: Beyond the Bin

In partnership with the City of Winnipeg, Bigbelly's solar-powered trash compacting system was installed by Transcona BIZ in their downtown area in April. Read on for the story as reported in the Winnipeg Free Press:

 MUNICH, GERMANY / TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018 – Bigbelly, Inc. and Future Street Ltd. today announced a strategic partnership to support the thriving international growth of the world leading Bigbelly smart waste and recycling system.

In most communities, demonstrated commitment to sustainability is not limited to a singular Earth Day but rather is engrained in the fiber of the city, county, or campus - consider it Earth Day Every Day. There are programs, ordinances, and missions designed to reduce, reuse, and recycle; to efficiently capture and collect trash; all while diverting as much waste as possible from landfills as a pledge to improve the lives of constituents and the environment for generations to come.

We celebrate Earth Day Every Day by recognizing our customers who are making a difference in sustainability and environmental protection through their use of Bigbelly's smart waste management solution. We are excited to announce the Top 25 Highest Recycling & Compost Diversion Ratios from Smart City Deployments. Congratulations to each and every one of these cities, towns, parks and transit systems, business improvement districts, other public spaces for their commitment to recycling and sustainability! 

We celebrate Earth Day Every Day by recognizing our customers who are making a difference in sustainability and environmental protection through their use of Bigbelly's smart waste management solution. We are excited to announce the Top 25 Highest Recycling & Compost Diversion Ratios from Smart Campus Deployments. Congratulations to each and every one of these colleges and universities for their commitment to recycling and sustainability. We could not be more proud to be a part of these universities' success in achieving goals related to recycling diversion to create a more sustainable campus today and tomorrow.

The City of Winnipeg's Transcona Business Improvement Zone (BIZ) is one of the latest communities in Canada and around the world to embrace the Bigbelly smart waste and recycling system. Paired perfectly with a community-focused clean up announcement, Transcona BIZ announced their use of the Bigbelly system to ensure that waste stays in its place, reduces area litter, and increases productivity related to waste and recycling collections. Welcome, Winnipeg's Transcona BIZ!

“I have seen these bins at work on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, and in downtown Penticton, B.C., and in both places the streets were pristine,” said Alex Morrison, Executive Director of the Transcona BIZ, thrilled to have this high-tech waste management system in Transcona. “They are also in use in Kenora, so we know they work in our climate. We are all very excited to have the first one in Manitoba here in downtown Transcona!”

NEEDHAM, MA / MAY 10, 2018 – Bigbelly, Inc., the world leading Smart City Solutions Provider specializing in smart waste and recycling systems, today announced it settled a complaint filed with the U.S. Central District Court in California alleging that Ecube Labs Co. Ltd. (South Korea), Ecube Labs Co. (U.S.), infringe on two Bigbelly patents covering energy management technologies for solar-powered compactors. 

“Bigbelly” trash bins to be place in four new high-impact communities

San Francisco, CA— Mayor Mark Farrell today announced the installation of new smart technology trash receptacles, further building upon his commitment to address street cleanliness issues in communities across San Francisco.

Dubai, the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, is one of the latest municipalities to adopt Bigbelly's world leading smart waste and recycling management solution.