Claim Some experimental garbage cans in Malmö, Sweden, play racy audio messages whenever someone opens them to throw trash in, as part of an effort to discourage littering. Fact CheckA couple of garbage cans in the Swedish city of Malmö are indulging in dirty talk via audio of sexy moans and statements that play each time someone opens them to toss trash in. This is part of a real initiative by the city roads department to discourage littering. The city purchased 18 such trash cans back in 2017, but currently only two of them talk, and this is reportedly the first time they’ve been given a sexy voice. According to Marie Persson, section chief at the city’s roads department, “The sentences are part of the campaign’s intention to get more people to talk about the dirtiest thing there is: littering.

Source: CNN June 15, 2022 18:19 UTC