Bigbelly Blog: Beyond the Bin

Bigbelly ICT Featured at Smart Cities Week!

This fall, Smart Cities Council and the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) have joined forces to present Smart Cities Week, a unique month-long digital engagement to unite cities around the world. With the guiding ideology of "cities helping cities" the virtual event connects cities to facilitate dialogue, share data and resources, and help create actionable plans to serve their communities.

[To Learn More about the Smart Cities Week program, visit https://global.smartcitiesweek.com/about/]

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Watch: Bigbelly on ""SMART ALTERNATIVES TO SMALL CELL DEPLOYMENT"

Topics: Event, IoT, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities, Hosted Applications

We're putting our foot down, literally.

Imagine never having to touch a public trash can with your hands. First and foremost, it's a sigh of relief, as it's no one's first choice to touch a public waste receptacle. It's also an essential pillar in Public Health innovation: to limit the interaction between the pedestrians and public waste. Smart, sustainable cities are healthy cities, after all.

The Bigbelly Innovation Team is always one step ahead, and is empowering communities to put their best foot forward.

Topics: BIDs, Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities, Campus, Clean

Congratulations are certainly in order for the newest San Francisco Community Benefit District (CBD) to launch a fully-fledged fleet of Bigbelly Smart Waste Stations.  Welcome to the Bigbelly family, Tenderloin!

Topics: IoT, BIDs, Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities, Clean

Mobile World Congress, Los Angeles: at the GSMA 2019 Mobile World Congress Los Angeles, GSMA Innovation City showcased a worldwide community of innovative Mobile Connectivity technologies.  The leading-edge neighborhood of telecom partners each highlighted their unique mobile & IoT innovations: "solutions which benefit from a combination of the 5G era family of mobile networks." Bigbelly collaborated with mobile communication partner Telit to demonstrate the power of mobile communication in a Smart Waste ecosystem.

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW FROM THE SHOW!  Telit’s Northeast Director of Sales Mike Nagle shows off Bigbelly Solar’s IoT waste solution at MWC19

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Topics: Event, IoT, International, Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities, Hosted Applications

NEEDHAM, MA — December 12, 2019 — Bigbelly Solar, the global leader in smart waste solutions for public spaces, announced today that it has partnered with McCarthy Capital to recapitalize the Company and provide further cash investment to accelerate growth. McCarthy Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Omaha, NE, manages more than $1 billion of investment capital across its portfolio of companies and specializes in growing businesses in partnership with management teams.

Topics: IoT, International, Partner, Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities

Västerås, Sweden - Ever wonder what a Bigbelly is thinking? How "smart" are these street-side Smart Waste monsters? Now Sweden can talk some serious trash with a Bigbelly right in their neighborhood! Feed a Bigbelly its favorite lunch, and it'll share a fun fact about Sustainability.

Topics: IoT, International, Partner, Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities

Marco Island, FL: Announced in June 2019, Marco Island's inaugural fleet of Bigbelly Solar Smart Waste Stations would be on their way, and the City was thrilled to go solar!  And just this past week, the fleet was officially installed across Winterberry Beach, Tigertail Beach, South Beach, and Caxambas Boat Park.  Marco Island's leadership team followed the in the footsteps of Delray Beach, having been delighted by their results.

Topics: Parks, Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities

University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Deployed just last month, UNC Greensboro's inaugural fleet of Bigbelly Smart Waste & Recycling stations (see article) are picking up press! UNCG deployed Bigbelly's smart compactors in their efforts to reduce carbon footprint, and to keep a clean and safe campus for students & UNGC community members.

Topics: IoT, Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities, Campus

University of North Carolina, Greensboro: This week, fueled by student & staff initiatives, UNC Greensboro deployed their inaugural fleet of Bigbelly Smart Waste stations.  Funded by a grant from the 'UNCG Green Fund', the University brought the technology to campus for Bigbelly's three core tenets: Sustainability, Operational Efficiency, and Beautification.  UNCG prioritized this initiative to improve support for their Facilities Services labor force, reduce carbon footprint, increase waste diversion rate, and help to keep the campus beautiful, clean, and safe.

Topics: Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Campus

Minneapolis, MN: Bigbelly is exhibiting at the MAPPA 2019 Annual Conference, and would love to see you there! MAPPA (Midwest Chapter of APPA) brings together the region's forerunners in Educational Facilities at all levels. This annual event welcomes leaders from across the industry who prioritize innovation, best practices, and improving operations for their respective facilities and institutions.

Topics: Event, Sustainability, Smart Waste Benefits, Smart Cities, Campus