election begins now

You can now vote on the finalists to name the electric compactors.

Your last day to vote is July 5, 2022.

Here is a link to the website to cast your vote.

You will be ranking the top five names for each compactor from the finalists on the page.  Further explanation of how the vote will work is explained on the election website.

Here are the candidates:

Trash Compactor Names	Recycling Compactor Names
Rosie the Rubbisher	Lin Manuel Squaranda
Crush Farley	Flatten Oswalt
Squashbob Trashpants	Compatrick
Oscar	Sir Crushalot
Alexander Cramilton	George Squashington
Trashy McTrashface	Recycly Recyclerson
General George S. Flatten	Crushin' Bob Laflatten
Compressor X	Pulverine
TrashKhaaaaaan!	(Shut Up, Wesley!) Crusher
Bill S. PressTrash, Esquire	CompacTed Theodore Logan
Smashley Simpson	Compressica Simpson
Debris Larson	The Comingler
Squarin' Rodgers	Princess Press
The Crusher	Stone Cold Squeeze Often
Harry Squasher	Ron Squeezely

 

Why the compactors matter

While compactors may not be a headline-grabbing contribution to fighting emissions, this change has a significant impact.

By changing to electric compactors, the Streets Division will be saving 8 gallons of diesel fuel for every hour the drop-off sites are open.

This means in just one week, the electric compactors will save 356 gallons of diesel at the Sycamore drop-off site and preventing 8,000 pounds of C02 from being emitted.

 

meet the compactors

Both compactors are in use at our drop-off site at 4602 Sycamore Ave.

 

The below tan compactor is used for trash:

 

Here is the green recycling compactor used for recycling.

Name reveal?

Once the election ends on July 5, and the votes tallied, a special naming reveal ceremony will be held at the Sycamore Avenue drop-off site. More details will be available later.