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In my area of London, UK. We have a bin design that equally and maybe more so designed to discourage bulk disposal and would also alert when full and needing e
by Zenst 7y ago
In my area of London, UK. We have a bin design that equally and maybe more so designed to discourage bulk disposal and would also alert when full and needing emptying. But with anything, things will go wrong. Though when a full waste bin is headline stuff, you know life is good: https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/16974419.anger-at-new-solar-powered-big-belly-bins-in-kingston-town-centre-left-overflowing/ https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/16974419.anger-at-n...
- Nextgrid 7y agoI hate these because of how you need to grab and pull a handle hundreds of people touched before while handling their trash. And you can’t even try and work around that by using a single finger covered with a piece of paper or receipt because you need to pull on it relatively hard, making sure there is full contact between your hand and the contaminated surface, almost like it’s by design. I am also not sure this over-engineered and presumably quite expensive device (plus their ongoing maintenance) actually solves any real problems besides being political ammo to please environment fanatics due to its solar panel.
- Zenst 7y ago>"I hate these because of how you need to grab and pull a handle hundreds of people touched before while handling their trash" Yes, I also share your aversion towards soiled handles. Fear not as these ones also have a foot pedal, which can be actioned with a light step and works lovely and nice and fluid, actually a pleasure to use and well thought out and engineered upon that aspect from my experience of them.