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PATERSON — Alex Soto walked right past one of Paterson’s new $4,700 solar-powered sidewalk trash compactors on 10th Avenue last Thursday afternoon and instead dumped his empty juice bottle in a ...

Latest version of 30-watt solar-powered trash crusher, found in several cities, fits in better. And future versions are set to get remote communications. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

As you walk around downtown St. Paul, you might notice recent updates to a sidewalk staple. The trash cans have gone solar.

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 ...