Now trash and recycling collectors can tell whether a bin is half-full or brimming over without being within sight (or smell) of the pickup location.
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Telit Wireless (News - Alert) Solutions has announced that its machine-to-machine (M2M) modules will provide cellular connectivity for solar compactors and waste receptacles operated by BigBelly Solar.
BigBelly Solar, based in Needham, Massachusetts, offers a patented, compacting trash receptacle that is self-powered by solar energy and software-controlled. As waste collects inside a BigBelly solar compactor, an internal sensor gauges when the bin is filling and communicates that information back to the Command Center, triggering a compaction cycle. The software service also takes the sensor inputs and communicates with the management console, providing collection personnel with real-time data on which locations are ready for pickup.
According to the two companies, with connected intelligence enabled by Telit’s GE864-QUAD V2 module, BigBelly Solar’s toolkit will enable municipalities and institutional customers to reduce the operating costs associated with waste collection by 80 percent... Read More
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