One would think that the number/placement of trash cans and how frequently they are emptied would be the most important things, but taking a solved problem and coming out with an expensive, stylish alternate “solution” is very on brand for that crowd. Who cares if it works or is actually needed if it allows you to show off how hip you are?
I think it was the refrigerator and commode
that drove the price up...
I take it these are not “cans” but rather “Bins” due to the prototyping cost. Three designs that require five prototypes each. I take it that they have researched the market and that there are no suitable bins manufactured anywhere in the U.S.
This is amazing. No COTS solution? Somebody’s pulling their pud. Find out who’s is pushing this, who’s involved and follow the money. This sounds like a conspiracy to defraud the city government. The DA or SA needs to look into this as well as a grand jury.
The article shows pictures of trash cans barely larger than a regular kitchen trash can and they wonder why there is more trash piled around them than inside of them. Those little things would need to be emptied hourly. Set out much larger cans and empty them more often.