Photo Friday: Pacific Northwest Trash Can
Here in the Pacific Northwest we like to one-up eachother in our efforts to make the city greener. Portland's definitely got the leading edge when it comes to trash cans!
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6 comments | Posted on November 17, 2011 | Save to del.icio.us
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Sonja on November 18, 2011 at 11:10 a.m.
Is there enough sun in Portland to power the solar energy? ;)
Debbie on November 18, 2011 at 9:06 p.m.
Apparently they have a battery that stores energy for weeks when there's no sun - though I'd be interested to hear how well it works in practice.
By compacting the garbage (and communicating how full they are back to a central base) these garbage cans let the city cut down on the number of trips they make to empty the trash. Pretty neat.
http://www.portlandalliance.com/downt...
Adelyn Lee on November 19, 2011 at 9:21 a.m.
Oh, Portland! I love that city. The views, the people, the trash cans...
robin on November 20, 2011 at 10:58 p.m.
I've always thought these looked like mailboxes. Could be a potential problematic situation for someone like me.
Kim on November 28, 2011 at 12:34 p.m.
You can find these cans in Kirkland. (Surely Seattle's not far behind.) http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives...
Debbie on December 1, 2011 at 2:40 p.m.
Nice! I've never seen them in Seattle, but I'm on the lookout now.