Politics & Government
Lakewood To Roll Out Solar Bin Recycling Campaign
The City of Lakewood will install 71 solar smart recycling bins in city parks and open space

LAKEWOOD, CO -- The City of Lakewood will roll out a new recycling program across the city's public spaces using smart, solar-powered, compacting waste and recycling bins at 71 locations in city parks.
Mayor Adam Paul and other city officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 8 at the Bear Creek Greenbelt to introduce the Bigbelly smart waste and recycling system. Lakewood will be the city with the "largest Bigbelly deployment in the state of Colorado," according to a press release. The event, with free hot chocolate, takes place at 2800 S. Estes St. at 11 a.m.
The Bigbelly units hold five times as much as traditional waste bins, and electronically notify the city when they are full. They are solar-powered, enclosed, smart stations. The enclosed design keeps waste in and pests out; knowing when to collect and keeping waste contained means that the community benefits from cleaner spaces without windblown and visible litter, the city said in a press release. The units will be installed at William Frederick Hayden Park on Green Mountain, Bear Creek Greenbelt, and Bear Creek Lake Park.
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