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2. BigBelly - Wikipedia

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   Bigbelly public waste and recycling components at DTE Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Bigbelly was originally a solar powered trash-compacting bin, manufactured by U.S. company Big belly Solar Inc for use in public spaces such as parks, beaches, amusement parks, universities, retail properties, grocery industry and food service operators.

3. Waste container - Wikipedia

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   Japan's trash containers are divided into combustibles, cans/bottles/pet bottles and newspapers and magazines. Recycling trash can in Natal, Brazil. A waste container, also known as a dustbin, [1] rubbish bin, trash can, garbage can, wastepaper basket, and wastebasket, among other names, is a type of container intended to store waste that is usually made out of metal or plastic.

4. Recycling bin - Wikipedia

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   In 1883 “Poubelle law” was established in Paris which implemented the usage of closed containers that separated waste by type. [2] His decree provided for the sorting of waste into three categories: compostable materials, paper and cloth, and glass, which gave way to the idea of separate receptacles according to type of waste. [1] Eugène ...

5. Outhouse - Wikipedia

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   The growing popularity of paddling, hiking, and climbing has created special waste disposal issues throughout the world. It is a dominant topic for outdoor organizations and their members. [14] For example, in some places the human waste is collected in drums which need to be helicoptered in and out at considerable expense.

6. Dumpster - Wikipedia

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   The word "dumpster", first used commercially in 1936, [5] came from the Dempster-Dumpster system of mechanically loading the contents of standardized containers onto garbage trucks, which was patented by Dempster Brothers in 1935. [6] [7] The containers were called Dumpsters, a blending of the company's name with the word dump. The Dempster ...

7. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   Smart waste management has been implemented in several cities, including San Francisco, Varde or Madrid. [95] Waste containers are equipped with level sensors. When the container is almost full, the sensor warns the pickup truck, which can thus trace its route servicing the fullest containers and skipping the emptiest ones. [96]