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While mail tubes are cool, I still think that the pneumatic garbage system on Roosevelt Island is even cooler. https://untappedcities.com/2020/04/09/inside-roos
by macshome 3y ago
While mail tubes are cool, I still think that the pneumatic garbage system on Roosevelt Island is even cooler. https://untappedcities.com/2020/04/09/inside-roosevelt-islands-futuristic-pneumatic-tube-trash-system/ https://untappedcities.com/2020/04/09/inside-roosevelt-islan...
- bumby 3y agoI worked in a factory where automotive scrap metal was whisked away in a similar vacuum system. When the system broke, it resulted in mounds of scrap aluminum piling in the basement and it was a rac to be cleaned by hand; I’d hate to see similar with garbage.