Bangkok Post, FEB 12, 2018 SINGAPORE: After a successful pilot for solar-panelled “smart” trash bins, industrial property developer JTC has put up more than 40 of these bins around the island. The bins, called Bigbelly bins, have an internal compactor to crunch rubbish and can handle about five times more trash than another of a …
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Eco-Business, NOV 26, 2018 Asia’s first solar-powered, Wi-Fi emitting trash bins take to the streets of Singapore in a new demonstration of Internet-of-Things technology. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure goes the adage, but the new rubbish bins along Singapore’s most renowned shopping district are both. Ten solar-powered, Internet-of-Things (IoT) enabled, revenue-generating trash bins …
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TODAYonline, FEB 11, 2018 SINGAPORE — After a successful pilot for solar-panelled “smart” trash bins, industrial property developer JTC has put up more than 40 of these bins around the island. The bins, called Bigbelly bins, have an internal compactor to crunch rubbish and can handle about five times more trash than another of a …
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The Straits Times, NOV 16, 2016 Meet the new “smart” bins. They can take you places. They act as Wi-Fi spots with tips on where to shop, and send alerts when they need to be cleared. Powered by the sun, 10 of these mini-trash compactors have been placed along the 500m outdoor pedestrian walkway between …
The Straits Times, NOV 15, 2016 SINGAPORE – “Smart” bins that act as Wi-Fi hot spots and which send alerts for them to be cleared when they are almost full, now line a small stretch between two Orchard Road malls. Ten of these bins have been placed along the 500m outdoor pedestrian walkway between Wisma …
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The Straits Times, NOV 16, 2016 SINGAPORE – Rubbish bins could one day be used to measure how clean the air is or how many people pass by an area. Mr Jason Kumar, co-founder of technology firm Terra Sol, said advances in sensor technology have made bins smarter, and he does not rule out having …
