During Earth Week, the City of Calabasas brought a new vision for cleaner, greener, better parks to life—introducing smart waste, recycling, and composting infrastructure designed for the way people use public spaces every day.
Unveiled as part of their Earth Day celebration, Calabasas introduced Bigbelly Smart Max and Smart Solar Compost stations across three parks.
Their message said it best:
Love Your Parks. Sort Your Waste.
🌎 From Conversation to Commitment
This partnership started with a conversation late last summer—and evolved through thoughtful discussions focused on getting it right.
City leaders explored their options, asking key questions around cleanliness, efficiency, and how to make composting approachable for their community.
Working together, the path forward became clear: a solution that brings together smart technology, thoughtful design, and real-world impact.
“For us, this was about more than adding infrastructure—it was about creating parks that feel cared for and making it easy for our community to do the right thing. Bigbelly helped us bring that vision to life.” — City of Calabasas
♻️ Designed for Real-World Impact
Calabasas selected:
- 3 Smart Max Waste stations
- 3 Smart Max Recycling stations
- 3 Smart Solar Compost stations
Delivering:
✔️ Cleaner, fully enclosed spaces
✔️ Fewer collections through smart compaction
✔️ Greater efficiency with CLEAN™ software
✔️ Expanded composting access
🌿 Solving Today’s Needs—And Building for What’s Next
This initiative focused on both beautification and operational improvement.
With Bigbelly, Calabasas is now able to:
- Reduce overflow
- Improve collection efficiency
- Help optimize staff time
- Create cleaner, more welcoming parks
🤝 A Model for Collaboration
At its core, this is what partnership looks like.
Calabasas took the time to explore what they needed—and we worked together to build the right solution for their parks, their team, and their community.
That’s how we work at Bigbelly.
We collaborate.
We listen.
We build solutions together that bring better communities to life.
“We’re proud to partner with Calabasas to bring cleaner, greener, better public spaces to life. This is what collaboration looks like—working together to build solutions that serve communities today and into the future.”
— Michelle Firmbach, Marketing Director for Bigbelly
🌍 Where Life Happens
Cleaner spaces.
Better experiences.
Stronger communities.
We’re proud to celebrate this partnership with Calabasas—this Earth Day and beyond—and look forward to building what’s next, together.
Where Life Happens. All Together Better.
