Philly attempts to reduce trash pickup with street trash compactors
The city of Philadelphia is on a mission to reform sanitation. Just a few days ago the city launched single stream recycling (no more separating paper, plastic, and glass). And now Philadelphia officials are testing solar-powered trash compactors on city sidewalks.Here's how it works. You're walking down the street, and you've got a candy wrapper, fast food container, or other piece of trash to throw away. In most cities, you'll be on the lookout for a little trash can on a street corner. In Philly, you might find a trash can, but you also might find a trash compactor which is capable of storing far more trash, thus cutting down on the number of trash pickups.
There's a sensor inside the compactor that notices when you chuck some trash inside and then the machinery springs into action. The receptacles can hold about 200 gallons of waste, or nearly 4 times the amount of trash that the current cans hold.
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