SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What takes four years to make and costs more than $20,000? A trash can in San Francisco. Last month, the city deployed 15 custom-made trash cans and 11 off-the-shelf trash cans — each of those costing from $630 to $2,800 — with QR codes affixed to them asking residents to fill out a survey. But the good looks of the shiny new trash cans have not protected them from vandalism and disrespect. Trash on San Francisco city streets has been an issue for decades.

Source: New York Times August 14, 2022 00:31 UTC