New Orleans on Monday began installing solar-powered trash compactors on street corners in the French Quarter and Central Business District, hoping to reduce the frequency of trash collection and cut ...

DETROIT (AP) - DTE Energy Co. plans to install solar-powered trash compactors and recycling units near its headquarters in downtown Detroit. The utility says Thursday that the Bigbelly units are ...

Grounds crews are installing or have installed solar powered trash compactors on the campuses of Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. I.S.U. was the first to test the solar ...

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In an effort to reduce trash overflows, litter and the frequency of trash collection in the French Quarter, New Orleans city officials announced a plan to install solar-powered trash compactors in the ...

After experimenting with solar-powered trash compactors, the city of Richmond is preparing to install the receptacles in areas of high-pedestrian traffic such as Broad Street and Carytown. The city ...

Trash might not be ecofriendly, but two big local groups say they've found a way to ease its environmental effects. Clark County's waste management contractor, Republic Services, partnered with the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville is moving forward with a plan to replace trash carts with compactors downtown, thanks to a $75,000 donation from the Downtown Knoxville Alliance. According to city ...

Detroit-based DTE Energy has announced it will install solar-powered trash compactor and recycling units in its downtown Detroit neighborhood in an effort to help make the city cleaner and greener.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- In an effort to curb dirty streets in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, Supervisor Matt Haney announced on Monday the installation of 68 new "smart" trash cans in the ...