San Francisco's quest for the perfect bin - a podcast by ABC Radio

How much should a street bin cost... and can a bin do more than simply collect trash? These questions have been rolling around San Francisco ever since 2018, when the city embarked upon a quest to find the perfect street bin. In that time, garbage has continued to pile up, FBI arrests have been made, and all up, taxpayers have been charged almost $580,000 for 15 prototypes… So how did bins get so complicated? Lydia Chavez, San Francisco local and emeritus professor at the Berkley Graduate School of Journalism, joins Blueprint to walk you through the ups and downs of this curious Californian story.

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