Solar-powered trash and recycling cans come to NSU campus

Our newest garbage receptacles are proving that you can be trashy and smart at the same time. This morning six Big Belly trash containers were installed at Richfield's busiest bus stops. These new containers are solar-powered and compact the contents, meaning they need to be emptied with less frequency. They are also equipped with sensors that notify the Public Works Department when they are full. Over the next several months, the city will evaluate whether expanding this pilot project would ben