As you walk around downtown St. Paul, you might notice recent updates to a sidewalk staple. The trash cans have gone solar.

During the week of March 11, 13 BigBelly solar-powered trash compactors and recycling units were added on Main Street near shops, restaurants and coffee houses. The compactors have a computer chip ...

Chances are you got some green gifts for the holidays. When you are done with those consumer items, you could put them in the Big Belly Solar Compactor at the corner of Eighth and Bannock streets and ...