March 7, 2011 (CHICAGO) --
Trash collection is going high tech in Chicago.The Sun-Times reports the Daley administration has signed a contract to get at least 400 solar-powered trash compactors.
The machine senses when trash reaches a certain level and triggers the compactor, which is powered by a solar-powered battery.
The new trash compactors would go in the central business district. Federal stimulus funds are helping pay for them.