"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Tossing out trash before the bag is completely full is a waste. It may seem like you can’t stuff anything ...

April 1, 2008 Able to compact gallons of rubbish with a single gulp, the BigBelly solar trash compactor cuts public garbage collection emissions by up to 80 percent and operates for an entire day on ...

Photo: BigBelly Solar Compactor. Photo courtesy of BigBelly. As local governments seek any and every way to save money during this economic recession, Pasadena, Calif., found that spending extra money ...

Carmel entrepreneur Grant Jenkins sees a lot of potential in trash. The 37-year-old former banker has his eyes locked on public trash bins, those unexciting receptacles for unwanted things. They can ...

There's a new, unique garbage compacting company in Rhode Island. The state's first 'Smash My Trash' is a franchise specializing in waste management. Their 'Smash Truck' compacts trash in dumpsters, ...

If you had to devise a product designed to succeed in this unique climate, it might be one that makes an eco-friendly, alternative-energy-powered, carbon-reducing, American-made, ...