Crunches that are good for us

August 18th, 2009 at 07:49am Jennie Pollock

No, no sit-ups!

This week at the state fair, a trash compactor is really crunching things up.

From our AP story, with a quote from our former mayor:

Waste Management is introducing the compactor, about the size of a standard, 35-gallon bin, which holds 180 gallons of compacted waste and reduces hauling trips by 80 percent.

The unit is at the corner of Brian Raney Avenue and Main Street, outside the governor’s tent. It includes a bin for recyclables.

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Doug Scott called the compactor “doubly green” — using renewable solar energy to operate and compacting waste so it can be handled more efficiently.

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