Waste Management and Recycling in Times Square

This NYC initiative deployed 30 Bigbelly smart waste and recycling stations to Times Square to encourage, capture, and measure public space recycling. The initial program proved a success with measurable and significant recycling diversion, productivity gains, and cleaner public spaces. Times Square has since expanded their deployment to 197 smart stations with built-in compaction, fullness sensing, and collection notifications. Today, 40% of public waste is properly recycled, 50% less time is spent collecting bins, and TSA has fully embraced Bigbelly as an innovative way to keep up with people and their waste. New York City’s Times Square effectively manages 26,056 gallons of waste and recycling each day with BigBelly.