Maybe It's Just Me......

But this just doesn't sound like a good idea.

http://www.kyw1060.com/Nutter-Budget-Details-Plans-for-Solar-Powered-Tras/4088243

Nutter Budget Details Plans for Solar-Powered Trash Cans

Buried in the fine print of Mayor Nutter's budget are plans to save hundreds of thousands of dollars with solar power trash cans.

At the opening of budget hearings, council members were curious about the mayor's plan to save more than eight hundred thousand dollars through one item in the Street Department.

The answer, provided by Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson, was a plan to deploy dozens of solar power trash compacting cans:

"It has a solar parasol on the top. And that solar parasol operates the compaction unit. Its not battery operated or plugged into anything. Its operated by the sun."

They are called sustainable litter baskets, and will replace wire baskets throughout the city. Tolson said they'll hold five times the trash through compaction, so they'll be emptied less frequently and that will reduce labor costs.


I don't know. Here's a link to the manfacturer's site:

http://bigbellysolar.com/products/