Waste Management Inc., has donated a solar-powered trash compactor to Oceanside in a effort to encourage municipalities across the country to buy them. The company under its demonstration program will install many of these eco-friendly compactors in San Diego County in the coming few months. It will aid in squeezing trash into just 20 percent of its normal volume, hence saving the environment.
The bright green and yellow compactors work with the help of a solar panel that is covered by a transparent panel on the top and generates energy. The energy produced is stored into a 12-volt battery that is capable of running the compactor for a number of days. It is intelligently made with a feature that keeps your safety in mind. Whenever you hand is placed inside the compactor stops working and does not harm you in any way.
The compactor is enclosed to keep the animals from going inside and spilling the trash out. It is also bolted down to keep away vandals from damaging it. This amazing product will sell for a price in four figures, which will be repaid in the form of labor savings, in just two years.
Via: NCTimes