TIL the Netherlands hides massive rubbish bins underground so their streets stay clean 🤯
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@TheBreadmonkey yes they look nice, but loud as hell! The one outside my window serves as a free alarm clock :)
@TheBreadmonkey also in parts of Portugal
@TheBreadmonkey @djoerd We have those in Paris, too!
@TheBreadmonkey But do they have passenger pick-up trucks the size of APCs all over the streets? I think not 😤
@TheBreadmonkey I've seen similar solution in some cities across Spain, ingenious!
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They’re being used in France, too
@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.
