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and learned that the 'payback' is that the cans don't require fume-spewing garbage trucks to come empty them as often, and therefore they are considered 'green'....which reminded me of Fort Wayne's 'green initiative' - and really, it sorta does make sense
I'm inclined to agree with Brian, but I hope that the city can prove it on a small scale before over-investing.
One improve might be to have them powered off of the grid instead of solar cells which are expensive to make. This is practical if the can is installed next to a streetlamp that has an access panel. From there its a matter of bolting it down, running a cable, and making sure the gaps are sealed.
Well, one is tempted to make the easy joke that we're literally 'throwing money away' - but this thing made me curious, so I googled up this site
http://www.seahorsepower.com/faqs.php
and learned that the 'payback' is that the cans don't require fume-spewing garbage trucks to come empty them as often, and therefore they are considered 'green'....which reminded me of Fort Wayne's 'green initiative' - and really, it sorta does make sense
Posted by: Brian Stouder | July 27, 2007 at 09:50 AM
I'm inclined to agree with Brian, but I hope that the city can prove it on a small scale before over-investing.
One improve might be to have them powered off of the grid instead of solar cells which are expensive to make. This is practical if the can is installed next to a streetlamp that has an access panel. From there its a matter of bolting it down, running a cable, and making sure the gaps are sealed.
Posted by: Jon Bartels | July 27, 2007 at 07:01 PM
It says it reduces collection by 4 times and saves money in its lifetime. But there isn't anything on projected savings.
Posted by: Gary Schepp | July 27, 2007 at 08:44 PM