TIL the Netherlands hides massive rubbish bins underground so their streets stay clean 🤯
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@TheBreadmonkey we have the same system in Bern, Switzerland
@TheBreadmonkey Similar things here in Finland 👍
@TheBreadmonkey Same in some towns in Switzerland e.g. Aarau. 👍🏾
@TheBreadmonkey We have the same system many places in Denmark, including where I live.
@TheBreadmonkey yup, I've seen this system in many places in Spain, I believe including my town's historical part (possibly because it reduces truck transit to a minimum and takes little space).
@TheBreadmonkey Same in Girona. We, on the other hand, simply dump our rubbish on railway sidings, as far as I can tell.
@TheBreadmonkey While the first part is true, they're not directly the reason Dutch streets are mostly clean.
They are locked by an electronic card system so they cannot be used by the general public and every use is charged.
The streets stay clean because those charges are what pay workers to come and clean them. The Dutch still litter and dump trash above ground like crazy!
Sheesh, they probably only have to empty that thing once a month.
@TheBreadmonkey The nice thing about it is that it allows you to take out the trash (to that underground container) whenever it suits you. No need to put up with a smelly bag or bin until it gets collected.
@TheBreadmonkey I was surprised how tall they are
@TheBreadmonkey Dow will sell you 10% biodegradable plastics, claiming 90%.
Yay petrochemicals and #FossilFuels #Oligarchy!
@TheBreadmonkey rad! I love that it appears to have toilet paper stuck to its bottom, gives the appearance of having one’s shit all together.
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Ha, yeah. It saves people from having to have a wheelie bin, but in stead of having to fill out the bin every 1 or 2 weeks, we now have to walk up to 200m with a trash bag about twice a week to get rid of the trash.
Not sure which is better.
@TheBreadmonkey that’s some strong toilet paper holding onto the bin
@TheBreadmonkey omg that is so clever
