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Why American cities pay over $3k for one trash can (thehustle.co)
5 points by paulpauper 26 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


The idea that removing trash cans would cause a cultural change toward cleanliness is some magical thinking, especially if the trash was illegally dumped and enforcement is impossible.


Crazy how there’s this sudden jump in price from $205 for the Generic wire mesh trash can, to $1100 for the Better Bin.

These cities seem to be on the track of modifying people’s behavior, instead I think they should accept the behavior for what it is and just place more bins and empty them more frequently.




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