Media Coverage

Big belly offers companies and organisations the opportunity to receive positive ecological PR, below are some of the articles and video relating to our compactor bins. For media and press inquiries please contact us.

• BBC

  Dundee University

  On the 12th December 2012, the BBC reported on a breakthrough for “Zero Waste Scotland”, targeting new innovations for waste disposal and recycling. Aimed towards the next generation, “Zero Waste Scotland” have financed a grant for Dundee University to purchase ten solar powered bins.… More >
• Keep Britain Tidy

  Love Where You Live

  With the rise, and rise of the Big Belly Solar Bins, it was reported on the Keep Britain Tidy Website, on the 26th November 2012 that the organisation would be forming a partnership with Big Belly Solar.… More >
• BBC Oxford

  Oxford City Council to trial solar-powered 'email' bin

  Solar power enables the bins to crush waste as they are filled. Oxford City Council is to trial a solar-powered bin which emails when it needs emptying.… More >
• The Oxford Mail Newspaper

  Oxford City Council

  Big Belly Solar Bins were in the news again, with their introduction by Oxford City Council. The news coverage in The Oxford Mail Newspaper on the 18th September 2012, outlined what the council intended to spend along with what the scheme could potentially save the council.… More >
• The Journal (Ireland)

  Temple Bar

  The Journal (Ireland) has reported the installation and hi-tech possibilities of installing Big Belly Solar Bins in the Temple Bar area of Dublin.… More >
• ITV News West

  Bath's Bin Revolution

  New bins that are run by solar power have been launched in Bath. They notify street cleaners when they need emptying.… More >
• BBC

  Bath's solar-powered bins sense when they are full

  Solar-powered compactor bins which flash when they need to be emptied are being installed in Bath. Twenty-five of the new bins have been bought to help keep the city centre free of litter.… More >
• This is Bath

  Solar bins launched to flatten waste

  New solar powered bins have arrived in Bath to help keep more litter off the streets. The 26 bins, which have been installed around the city centre, have eight times the capacity than the average street bin because they can flatten rubbish thrown in them.… More >
• Blue Marble

  The Blue Marble magazine launched in June 2012, with expert input from a range of world authority figures and passionate Eco-School teachers, it is a must read for everybody interested in the good of the planet that we inhabit.… More >
• The Bournemouth Leader

  On the 12th March 2012, author and columnist, Barrie Mahoney returned to these shores from his base in Spain. Writing a news report for The Bournemouth Leader, he was asked to view how things had changed since he was last here, which was several years ago.… More >
• Irish Examiner

  Kyron to clean up with BigBelly solar bins.

  Kyron Energy and Power commercial director Don Coughlan says its US made bins are the only ones in the world that use solar energy to compact its contents.… More >
• Larne Newsletter

  Hi-tech rubbish bin sends email when full

  The cleanliness of one of Northern Ireland's most popular tourist routes is set to be further enhanced thanks to a new, hi-tech, solar-powered bin which can send its own emails and text messages when it's full.… More >
• Belfast Telegraph

  Big Belly bins call the council when they're full

  The last thing you want to see in the foreground of a glorious stretch of the Antrim Coast Road is an infestation of seagulls hovering over a bin overflowing with food remains, bags of dog faeces and empty drinks cans.… More >