As part of a pilot project in March of 2013 Chapman University installed three Big Belly Solar Trash Compactors on the main campus. These three dual trash and recycling units replaced eight trash bins and seven recycling bins on main campus. The 15 bins that the Big Bellys replaced had to be checked twice a day, every day. Instead of requiring someone to physically check every bin, the Big Bellys send an email to the custodians when they are full. The three pilot bins are emptied roughly 1.3 times a week, so our custodial staff was able to re-allocate the saved time to other projects. Because the pilot project was so successful, in the fall of 2013 Chapman added seven more dual trash and recycling Big Bellys to the campus landscape, and continues to expand our usage of these units across campus.
Learn more about the Big Bellys on our Waste Management page.