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#1 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 05 March 2007 - 12:10 PM

Big Belly hangs out in Esquimalt
Solar-powered bin holds five to 10 times more garbage




Esquimalt councillor Jane Sterk shows off the high-tech trash compactor that is being tried out in front of the Esquimalt Plaza on Esquimalt Road for a one-month trial period.
Photograph by : Ray Smith, Times Colonist

Published: Monday, March 05, 2007
A high-tech garbage can that sucks up more than its share of trash is being tested in Esquimalt.

The Big Belly trash compactor -- a bright-green, solar-powered, garbage-eating marvel -- has been placed in front of the Esquimalt Plaza on Esquimalt Road for a period of evaluation by municipal staff and council's environmental advisory committee. The one-month trial will determine whether the Big Belly, touted to hold five to 10 times the garbage of a normal receptacle, is worth the cost. It had proven popular in a number of American cities, where its price is reported in the $4,000 to $5,000 range.

Environmental advisory committee members like councillors Jane Sterk and Barbara Desjardins have expressed enthusiasm about the potential for Big Belly technology, especially for large-scale community events such as Buccaneer Days. Gilbert Cote, Esquimalt's director of engineering and public works, said the feedback from employees has been positive so far.

Workers said they have had to empty the Big Belly just once in two weeks, while an average garbage can have to be emptied as many as six times per week.



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#2 Holden West

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Posted 05 March 2007 - 12:32 PM

Our garbage dumpster is solar powered--when the sun's out it's capable of creating enormous [url=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hobo+power:ec5ae]stink[/url:ec5ae] energy.
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#3 Icebergalley

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Posted 05 March 2007 - 01:50 PM

Will security guards or cleaners have to be hired to replace the six times a week that a civic worker visits the site and does the tidying up part of the job?

#4 Mike K.

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Posted 05 March 2007 - 02:43 PM

This thing is a trash compactor? It's like a free community shredder.

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#5 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 05 March 2007 - 03:07 PM

Kids might have fun putting in aerosol cans etc. but I suppose it compacts on its own schedule, not right after you drop something in. Kids will find a way to blow it up.
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#6 Mike K.

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Posted 05 March 2007 - 03:55 PM

I predict an American sailor will somehow be killed by this thing. They manage to die by falling off of railings when they converge on downtown, so my prediction isn't as far out as some may think.

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#7 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 05 March 2007 - 08:39 PM

I predict an American sailor will somehow be killed by this thing. They manage to die by falling off of railings when they converge on downtown, so my prediction isn't as far out as some may think.


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#8 Holden West

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Posted 05 March 2007 - 09:30 PM

We've been doing pretty good with the sailor losses so far this year.

But you know what will happen with this garbage can plan. They say they only have to pick up every couple of weeks but you know every day some idiot is going to clog it up with a broken umbrella or a tree branch or a bag of household garbage.
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#9 FunkyMunky

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Posted 06 March 2007 - 01:19 AM

There's been one of these sitting out in front of the Starbucks in Oak Bay (under the neon sign) for about a month now. I've only seen it in the dark so I never really understood what it was about. It clearly says solar and trash on the side of the bin but the two concepts don't really go together in my mind. Sorta like Britney and singing.

#10 aastra

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Posted 06 March 2007 - 11:47 AM

So what happens if some kids decide to light a fire in it? Or fill it with water?

#11 FunkyMunky

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Posted 07 May 2007 - 11:15 PM

There's been one of these sitting out in front of the Starbucks in Oak Bay (under the neon sign) for about a month now.

I noticed today that the solar trash compactor outside Starbucks is now gone. According to the barista, despite it only needing to be emptied once every four days (as opposed to every day) the improvements didn't justify it's $7,000 cost.

#12 m0nkyman

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Posted 07 May 2007 - 11:28 PM



#13 Icebergalley

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Posted 08 May 2007 - 09:06 AM

There's one on the Causeway at the foot of the stairs at Belleville and Government St...

If one is emptying them once every 4 days, or less in a very busy location, how long do that take to start to "hummm" just like the garbage bins below and behind Cap'n Vancouver...

 



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