Introducing the 'Compressing' Smart Trash Can 'SmaGO' to the New Park 'Ark Town Utsunomiya' in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture

Two units of the environmentally friendly IoT smart trash can "SmaGO", deployed by Forcetech Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Yohei Takemura, hereafter "Forcetech"), have been installed and began operation at the new comprehensive park "Ark Town Utsunomiya (Eastern Comprehensive Park)" in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, which newly opened on March 28, 2026. This initiative was implemented as part of the Park-PFI (Public Solicitation Installation Management System) business, with Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Representative Director and President: Tetsuya Kita) serving as the representative company. The SmaGO units installed this time operate on solar power and feature a function to automatically compress trash to about one-fifth its size, as well as a function to grasp the accumulated amount on the cloud, enabling efficient collection while preventing garbage overflow. By installing SmaGO, the aim is to develop a user-friendly environment for park visitors, maintain the park's aesthetic appeal, and improve the efficiency of collection operations. ◾️Background of Installing SmaGO at Ark Town Utsunomiya Ark Town Utsunomiya is a comprehensive park equipped with urban sports facilities, a lawn square, a multi-purpose square, and food, beverage, and retail functions. Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd. has been advancing the development as a newly established park utilizing Park-PFI for the first time in Tochigi Prefecture. Along with the creation of this new flow of people, SmaGO was installed to develop a user-friendly environment for park visitors and to streamline cleaning operations. This initiative marks the third instance of SmaGO introduction at facilities operated by Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd., following "BiVi Shin-Sapporo" in Hokkaido and "Frespo Utsunomiya Ichiba" in Tochigi Prefecture. ◾️About the Smart Trash Can "SmaGO" SmaGO is an IoT smart trash can developed with consideration for the global environment, deployed by Forcetech. It operates on solar power, automatically compresses trash to about one-fifth of its size, and has a mechanism to notify the accumulated amount of trash via a communication function, making it possible to significantly streamline collection work while preventing trash overflow. In addition, the wrapping