Posted on 08/10/2021 1:14:14 PM PDT by LibWhacker
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – San Francisco’s Department of Public Works wants to replace 3,000 existing green trash cans with bigger and better-looking ones. The prototype being considered will cost taxpayers about $20,000 per can.
“It’s insane. Insane,” said Fred, a San Francisco resident.
READ MORE: San Jose Police In Standoff With Suspect Who Fired From Balcony; Homes Evacuated Too often, residents say trash put into the cans end up on the sidewalks.
“They go looking for drugs. They go looking for things to recycle. In the neighborhood I live in, they bust them open, pull things out. Sometimes they get too full,” said San Francisco resident Isaac Stevens.
Sleeker designed bins with sensors alerting crews when they’re almost full, will be more tamper-resistant, block rodents out, and keep sidewalks cleaner, officials said.
Prototype of a trash can developed by the San Francisco Department of Public Works. (CBS) Prototype of a trash can developed by the San Francisco Department of Public Works. (CBS)
Matt Haney of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has reservations.
“$20,000 a can is ridiculous,” said Haney.
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“Why are we still doing this? Rather than putting out a bunch of different cans that are already produced, that are much cheaper,” asked Haney.
The Department of Public Works installed 3,000 of the green cans in the 1990s. Even they admit the $20,000 price tag is expensive for a prototype but promise the cost will go down once it’s mass-produced.
“I want us to be, frankly, the model for other cities. Portland, New York, Sydney, wherever it is across the world, to take our cans or to try and model their cans after ours,” said Department of Public Works acting director Alaric Degrafinried.
The plan is to test the three models this fall, then choose the final trash can possibly early next year and get a final cost.
DPW says the price would be about $4,000 per can once it’s mass-produced.
An existing green trash can recently purchased by the Department of Public Works costs a little over $1,200.
If they collect the trash, drive themselves to the dump, and return to the resident’s home all by themselves it may be worth it.
$200 a can would be too much. What awful price gouging!
They voted for it.......Enjoy the suck.
Do they empty themselves?
Even back 20 years ago in SF, it was sometimes hard to find one that wasn’t overflowing.
Who is the politically connected manufacturer that’s making bank on price gouging trash cans and how many politicians are they paying off?
Cost of can 20$. Cost of bureaucracy, kick backs, campaign donations 19,880.
Welcome to libtardism. 🤪
Mine down deep and you’ll probably find someone in the city are connected to those attempting to peddle these container$ to the city.
It is all part of infrastructure.....
Cheaper than housing, feeding, schooling & healthcare for 1 ILLEGAL.
Three contractors bid to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Kentucky and the third is from New Orleans. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence.The New Orleans contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.
“Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $9,000. That's $4,000 for materials, $4,000 for my crew and $1,000 profit for me.”
The Kentucky contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $7,000. That's $3,000 for materials, $3,000 for my crew and $1,000 profit for me."
The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$27,000."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys. How did you come up with such a high figure?"
“The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$10,000 for me, $10,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Kentucky to fix the fence.”
"Done!" replies the government official.
On the bright side, each trash can could be used to house a family of 4.
DPW = Dept. of Public Wackos
corrupt is too kind a word for some stuff that goes down in SF.
How many homeless can live in a bin? Oh wait, they’re supposed to keep them and foragers out, huh?
WE could use a gubamint like that.
“I want us to be, frankly, the model for other cities... to take our cans or to try and model their cans after ours,” said Department of Public Works acting director Alaric Degrafinried.
That’s hilarious and tragic at the same time!
C’mon, Man! You know...inflation.
In the early 80s I was stationed in maintenance at a Coast Guard training center. We had a job to put up a fence around our two tennis courts. It was sent out on bid and a minority contractor was chosen. When he showed up he didn’t have a welding machine so the Commander called us and told us to loan him ours. He didn’t know how to use it so we did the welding. Of course he got paid for the entire job.
“Even they admit the $20,000 price tag is expensive for a prototype but promise the cost will go down once it’s mass-produced.”
They promise. Well OK then, if they promise. Because politician promises are the gold standard.
Only the prototype trash can will cost $20,000.
The production models will be a much more affordable $4,000 each.
“I want us to be, frankly, the model for other cities. Portland, New York, Sydney, wherever it is across the world, to take our cans or to try and model their cans after ours,” said Department of Public Works acting director Alaric Degrafinried.The plan is to test the three models this fall, then choose the final trash can possibly early next year and get a final cost.
DPW says the price would be about $4,000 per can once it’s mass-produced.
Now, don't you feel better? Me neither.
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