Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
West Lothian Council unveil new trial solar compactor bins in public spaces
dailyrecord.co.ukA number of solar compactor bins have been installed at locations across West Lothian as part of a trial looking at ways to reduce the potential for litter in public spaces.The bins monitor the amount of waste placed within them before self-compacting once they reach a certain level.
This solar powered technology is designed to maximise the storage capacity of each bin. This should reduce the potential for the bins to overflow especially during peak periods of use in tourist hotspots as often happens during the summer months.
This along with the fact that the bins are also closed unless being used should remove the chances of birds and other wildlife spreading the waste.The trial is part of West Lothian Council’s “Litter Policy and Litter
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