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I'm curious to know the history of the design of the american trash can. ever since I saw them IRL, I keep noticing them on TV. Very distinctive, and with minor differences... it's like a "genre" https://t.co/yI6en7NO20
you can buy one yourself for $630 there are a few different models from this supplier alone https://t.co/yqfDpH6pK1 https://t.co/oZRPfVWwzS
seems like people who buy trash cans often also buy benches https://t.co/DDM3KTw2sv
accidentally ended up on a UK supplier's site and they have some pretty classy offerings https://t.co/mVJimQlP26 https://t.co/WrWMr2infS
this is what singapore trash cans (we call them dustbins) look like. kinda cute and kiddy in comparison. american trash cans feel like the muscle cars of trash cans https://t.co/mr3u0OqFjX
meanwhile in Paris https://t.co/fuEgdQ1L1v
nobody: china: https://t.co/JW4nz4u9RR https://t.co/BUEaxDTj3A
why are spain's bins so massive https://t.co/LjB3EJeVYx
brazillian graffiti is lit https://t.co/u3jj8zdj7n
seems like there are many different trash cans in all the different Disneylands https://t.co/WVK9UW6L9a
Disney even sells salt and pepper shaker merch that copy their trash cans, $8.95 each https://t.co/aikRxU8dJu
@visakanv Trashcans are interesting. One of the local colleges where I used to live bought a bunch of solar powered compacting trash cans.Apparently there are a lot of gotchas of different brands.https://t.co/WFMIxIT5on
@visakanv It makes a bit of sense for a municipality to use IoT trash cans that tell you when they need to be emptied. But if you gotta worry about people stealing the fixtures it gets weird.https://t.co/2BXSWL3DVb
@visakanv In some cities, they use pneumatic systems to get around the collection problem. https://t.co/BaGstnaPmyApparently it is also a nightmare.https://t.co/ZGgKxusqTq
@visakanv In some jurisdictions, the need to have 'bomb proof' bins is apparently a thing. 😱This constraint kinda makes the 'face recognition' thing in parts of China, and Paris's open visible system make a bit of sense.https://t.co/9MESvfYY1l
@visakanv There are also more obscure concerns over the use of plastic bins being used as barriers against police and in protest situations. A surprising amount of modern city design work has hidden defensive considerations.https://t.co/5fE55muXzr
@visakanv The raised bin you see here doesn't make sense unless you realize that Brazil faces a lot of regular rain. They have monsoons in autumn IIRC.https://t.co/mjFxTeHSHq
@visakanv I found a floating trash bin a while back that can collect surface debris. https://t.co/kAAlnaq97pBeen waiting for someone at MIT to figure out that you can use swarms of robots like that to clean up floating plastic.https://t.co/OODenIXC40
@visakanv Not to be out done, many species of bird's have babies that produce their own convenient garbage container for their poop. 🐦💩🚮https://t.co/Tydw3j3oCW