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Public Space Recycling

Bigbelly brings sustainability to the forefront with the mission of helping you to achieve your public space recycling and zero waste goals. Learn how Bigbelly can help make your public and private spaces altogether greener while being all together better.

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Uniform Public Space Recycling

Consistent and uniform recycling is key for communities to divert waste from landfills, creating a better world for everyone.

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Zero Waste Initiatives

Achieve your zero waste goals with configurable multi-stream kiosks. Bigbelly bins can accommodate different waste types in a multi-stream kiosk: waste, single-stream recycling, paper, bottles & cans, and organic materials.

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Measurable Diversion

Bigbelly’s CLEAN™ software, coupled with Smart and Smart Max bins provide historical data on waste diversion to proudly show the improvements enabled with the Bigbelly system.

Public Space Recycling Products Used

All five Bigbelly bin models support uniform public space recycling. 

Bigbelly Smart and Smart Max are ideal for both multi-stream recycling and measuring & reporting waste diversion. 

Bigbelly Sense, Sense Max, and Element support multi-stream public space recycling, but without reporting capabilities.

Smart Max

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Fully enclosed, CLEAN™ connected, solar-powered compacting bin (150 Gal / 570 L)

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Smart

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Fully enclosed, CLEAN™ connected bin (50 Gal / 240 L)

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Sense Max

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Fully enclosed, fullness-indicating, solar-powered compacting bin (150 Gal / 570 L)

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Sense

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Fully enclosed, fullness-indicating bin (50 Gal / 240 L)

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Element

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Fully enclosed bin (50 Gal / 240 L)

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CLEAN Software

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Bigbelly’s cloud-based software

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Case Study

UC Berkeley

The Challenge

UC Berkeley experienced visible waste on campus and windblown litter due to traditional open-top bins, trash picking, inconsistent bin types leading to a lack of uniformity, excessive collection resources required due to high waste volume, and waste infrastructure that did not support recycling and zero waste goals.

The Solution

The fully-enclosed bin design eliminated visible waste and litter, while complete containment prevented strewn litter from trash picking. The uniform bin style improved campus appearance while serving as a platform for public communication and school branding. In the long run, Smart features along with increased capacity reduced collection resources, and the solution enabled a successful recycling and organics program, resulting in a 53% waste diversion rate.

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Ready to make your space All Together Better? Fill out the contact form and start your journey with Bigbelly.