In London, garbage cans become hi-tech and wi-fi hotspots

    Along the streets of London, waste bins become hi-tech. It is one of the numerous projects implemented in the metropolis in view of the next Olympics. On the streets of the City, among the most traveled daily by Londoners who reach the beating heart of business every day to go to work, numerous intelligent bins have already been set up, equipped with futuristic displays for the transmission of news in real time.



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    Along the streets of London i cans of waste become hi-tech. It is one of the numerous projects implemented in the metropolis in view of the next Olympics. On the streets of the City, among the most traveled daily by Londoners who reach the beating heart of business every day to go to work, numerous smart bins, equipped with futuristic displays for the transmission of news in real time.



    The presence of the new bins should help maintain the roads of the city cleaner in the period of greatest tourist influx, foreseen on the occasion of the next international sporting event. What is particularly debatable, however, is the fact that they have not been designed to allow the differentiation of waste, providing for the possibility of recycling some of the most common waste materials.

    The bins are part of a project for the dissemination of the network Wi-Fi in the metropolis, being themselves equipped with the necessary technologies to be considered real points Hotspot. In the event of an emergency or any breakdowns or delays of the underground lines, thanks to their screens it will be possible to notify citizens and tourists of any important warnings or countermeasures to be implemented immediately.

    In London, garbage cans become hi-tech and wi-fi hotspots

    Unfortunately, the cost of the new hi-tech bins, produced by Renew Solution, appears quite high. According to the Daily Mail, the cost of manufacturing and installing each bin is around 30 thousand pounds (about 36 thousand euros), figures to which the inevitable expenses necessary for the maintenance of the high-tech devices with which they are equipped must be added.

    In London, garbage cans become hi-tech and wi-fi hotspots


    The bins have also been designed to make it easy towaste extraction accumulated inside them, in order to simplify and speed up the task of the garbage workers, thus avoiding the presence of overflowing bins, which could induce passers-by to abandon their waste in the immediate vicinity, directly on the asphalt , a behavior that would certainly be at the expense of the coveted desire for cleaning in the city.


    Marta Albè

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