Scissors Cut Paper, Solar Crushes Cans

Long Beach now has solar powered trash cans! Or, to be more precise, several test models of recycling bins that have trash compactors powered by solar panels that can crush cans to 20% their normal volume. There are also receptacles for recycling paper and glass in the same unit. Since they hold more, these cans will not need to be emptied as often. The bionic dumpsters are located at the 200 block of Pine Avenue, 2nd Street and Argonne Avenue, and Atlantic Avenue and Carson Street.