Bigbelly Blog: Beyond the Bin

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Join Bigbelly, SeeClickFix, and the City of Cambridge for a co-hosted webinar:

SMART TRASH IN A SMART CITY

Tune in Wednesday, September 25th at 2:00 PM EST to learn all about Bigbelly & SeeClickFix's API Integration in Cambridge, MA.  Presented by Dan Rivello, 311 Project Manager for the City of Cambridge, learn how & why the City integrated SeeClickFix and Bigbelly, and the tremendous results to the community.

Learn how you can introduce your own Smart City Solution with Bigbelly & SeeClickFix!

REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR!

JAPANTOWN COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT (JCBD) CUTS THE RIBBON!

WGMD 92.7: Freshly-featured this week on WGMD, The City of Rehoboth Beach, DE showcases their Bigbelly ecosystem, introduced earlier this summer. The city takes a closer look at the impact Bigbelly has made in only a few short months, turning the spotlight on Collection Efficiency, Cost-saving, Sustainability, and Beautification.

Read the feature article HERE!

https://www.wgmd.com/a-closer-look-at-the-rehoboth-beach-bigbelly-trash-can/

Rehoboth Beach Goes CLEAN: Using Bigbelly's CLEAN comprehensive management platform & database, Rehoboth Beach optimizes all aspects of energy use & collection scheduling. 

"- the stations communicate real-time data to city staff via a mobile app. The data enables crews to avoid making trips to areas until they receive a notification that a collection is needed, she says. The network also generates reports that include maintenance needs, historical collection information by location, average time it takes for a unit to be ready for a collection and determine days and times when the units are being used the most."