March 21, 2009 – 7:15 pm by Derek Johnson
So, I ran across this article on the New York Times the other day on “text messaging trash cans” and HAD to re-post it on our blog.
According to the article,
This month, Somerville, Mass., will install text-messaging technology in about 50 public trash cans located in high-pedestrian and far-flung areas. The idea is that the cans, made by BigBelly Solar, will transmit text messages to a central database, notifying haulers that they are full and allowing town managers to maximize collection efficiency.
You can check out the rest of the article here, enjoy!
One Response to “Big-Bellied, Text-Messaging Trash Cans?”
Some kids at my school (Olin College) invented these and now run the business - aren’t they neat?
By Maia Bittner on May 5, 2009