1.

How many recycling

trashcans do you see on
campus?
2. How many of you see
trashcans that are
overflowing and/or messy?

SOLAR TRASH
COMPACTORS
Group members:
Zach Litchford
Jasleen Sidhu
Amber Singh
Tram Hoang

Background and Goals

Goals:

to find solutions to reducing trash on

campus.

To have a new environmentally friendly

option for recycling and trash disposal

To increase the ability and reduce the cost

for recycling over the long term

Product: Trash Compacter

A. Overall Machine Dimensions:

Height: 50.4 ; Width: 26.5 ;

Depth: 26.0; Weight: 300 lbs
Bin volumne: 32 gallons
Liner bag: at least 48H,47W

Product (cont)
B. Compaction Features:

Cycle time: 41 seconds

IC processor controlled system senses trash level (fully automated)
3-color LED status lamps
GPRS wireless data radio for online monitoring

C. Safety features:

Fully interlocked access doors protect and service personnel

Locked front waste removal door
Low-voltage system ( 12 Volts)

Benefits of trash
compacter
1. Ease of use
2. Space savings
3. Labor savings
4. Savings time and money
5. Bag usage reduction

Benefits (cont)
6. Sanitation improvement
7. CO2 emissions reduction
8. Enhancement of image
9. Increased recycling

Schedule
1. Contact with the Department of
Management and Finance to plan how
many trash cans need to be replaced.

2. Contact with BigBelly Solar to request a

quote

3. Find suitable place for trash compactors

4. Assign the employee responsible for
monitoring the system.

Staffing
Before
All of the janitorial
crews empty waste
bins.
Trash cans are
required to empty
daily.
There are five
people working on
the recycling team.

After
Solar power
compactors only
need to be emptied
five times a week
=> Labor saving
only need three
people working on
recycling team
=> Cost savings

Budget
Current:

A desk side bin: $10.00

A large fiberglass: $500
A rubbermaid slim jim
in classroom: $100

Annual waste costs are $81,000

Budget (cont)
The Big belly trash cans cost $4,000 per unit.
Battery replacement cost $20.00 per year.
Planning to install 2 recycling compactors outside
and inside JSOM first.

Total cost: $8,000 initially

BigBelly Solar conducted a cost benefit analysis of
using the compactors on Webster University's
campus and estimated that the University could
save up to $100,000 in ten years.

Authorization
Benefits to facilities management
Benefits to students at UTD.
Approval from facilities management is
needed.

If you care enough for the living , make a

better place for you and for me. (Heal
the world Michael Jackson)