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The city where I live is permanently
carpeted with
litter. Much of it consists of crisp
wrappers,
junk food cartons and various other by-
products of over-packaged goods. The
majority of this, as far as I can see, is
thrown away by children and young
adults.
The solution to this is
to turn the proper
disposal of litter into a rewarding event,
hence the introduction of the Litter-
Snapper.
Litter-Snappers are street bins, equipped
with a simple two part mouth that opens
when approached by a hand holding a
piece of litter. Once the item of litter has
been dropped inside the bin, the motion/
proximity sensor allows the upper and
lower jaw of the mouth to harmlessly
snap
shut.
Various models are available, according
to
the volume of litter anticipated, from the
diminutive Venus Fly Trap, for the odd
cigarette butt outside a public building,
to
the Hungry Hippo, adjacent to a busy
sweet shop.
Oscar the Grouch
http://images.wikia.../c9/OG-p0002-ST.jpg
[xandram, Aug 09 2007]
talking trash cans
http://www.cnn.com/...nkyou.ap/index.html
[xandram, Aug 09 2007]
[link]
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And how does this encourage me to dump my trash in the bin if I am not a 5 year old or mentally handicapped? |
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+ I still love Oscar the Grouch! |
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we have a toy robot-bank, that once a coin is in place the weight activates the open, toss, chew and swallow mechanisms. cute. |
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//Hungry Hippo, adjacent to a busy sweet shop// - How did you know? |
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(+) Now if they could just flock... |
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Constantly opening and closing when people walk by without litter. They would be emitting noxious fumes constantly. More like belching snappers. |
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The problem with bins is they reinforce the hide it and it will be alright atitude , someone else's problem I did my bit putting the unwanted stuff in the bin .
Real re-integration of unwanted stuff is finding the correct death for the item . |
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