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BigBelly Container on Tremont Street, Boston
BigBelly Container on Tremont Street, Boston

This picture was taken on the first snowy day of the year in Boston. The BigBelly bin has a curved plastic top designed to shed snow so that light can reach the built-in solar panel.

    

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