About Bigbelly
The exclusive distributors of the Big Belly product range in the UK, Ireland, United Arab Emirates & the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bigbelly Description
The Big Belly uses solar power for 100% of its energy needs. The unit takes up the same "footprint" of an ordinary street bin - but because of its compaction capability it can hold six to eight times more waste than the average street bin.
The Big Belly Solar compactor consists of a BP solar panel, with a twenty year warranty, which powers a 12v battery, which in turns provides the power for an internal compactor. There are two volume sensors within the bin and when the rubbish reaches a certain level, the sensors trigger the compactor. Owing to its unique compaction capability, it can hold a minimum of 606, increasing to 800 litres of waste, which is up to eight times greater than the average street bin used by most local authorities. Big Belly compactors are provided on an operational lease at only £21 per unit per week. This can provide each council with an average net operational saving per unit of £77 per week
Solar Compactor benefits include:
- Provided on an operational lease at only £21 per unit per week. Each unit has been proven to return an average £77 per week in savings and efficiencies
- No Capital Funding required
- Reduces bin collection costs by up to and over 70%
- Proven to reduce street bin collections by an average 86% (Average taken from installations with remote rural and heavy urban councils)
- 100% Solar Powered
- An internal compactor increases the litter capacity by 6 - 8 times that of a normal street bin
- It sends an email & text when the bin is 85% full
- Management & operatives can view, on desktops and smartphones, the real time fill levels of all bins, eliminating “milk round” type collection rounds
- Eliminates overflowing bins
- Eliminates weekend collections
- Eliminates birds /vermin scattering rubbish across streets, parks & beaches
- Reduces street cleaning & litter picking requirements due to enclosed nature of bin
- Comprehensively and successfully tested by Councils for vandalism and for health & safety regulations since 2005
- Each Big Belly can transmit a Wifi Platform providing local Council information and local retailer offers. This are no costs to the Council associated with this service
Reviews
Big Belly wins the Smart City Application in the #Iot Awards! Thanks to everyone who voted for us!
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If you haven's seen this fantastic display of community and humanity take a look...
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Coming to a Street or a University near you
How was everyone's weekend? Have you attended many festivals? If so what do you think of the waste management in place? I know Glastonbury Festival (official) has excellent procedures in place each year!
If you wondered how the BigBelly units work here's a quick video from ITV
Some very interesting videos on CNN's site of particular interest to us is the brief yet informative 'Philadelphia' video offering the fundamentals and benefits of the Smart Waste Unit.
Great Article Exmouth Journal thanks for helping get the message out to the rest of Devon County Council
Great to see new installations in East Devon, a truly beautiful place made even better with the solar powered compactor bin to keep it clean and Tidy #smartcities
Big Belly solar compactors in Philadelphia and the benefits to the city
Warrington are one of the most recent boroughs to be trialing the Big Belly bins. They will be trialing the bins for 6 months replacing their old bins ad a environmental and revenue saving exercise at various locations across the borough
Tom Sleigh, London City Councillor for Bishopsgate Ward talks about the Trial of Big Belly bins in Bishopsgate and the benefits
Westminster City Council install Big Belly Bins in Central London
Times Square goes Greener with Big Belly Bins
These opinions by a senior environmental science and policy major in the US highlight the true benefits of the Big Belly Bins
Big Belly Improving the streets of Bath
This week in the US the Times Square Alliance in New York have announced they will be increasing the number of Big Belly solar-powered waste and recycling bins in Times Square to 46 units. The Big Belly Solar Bins have helped increase the amount of waste recycled, and cut back on the frequency of waste collections by the Times Square Alliance’s sanitation team, This has allowed them to spend time elsewhere in maintaining the district.
Big Belly features on BBC Newsround