The same mesh trash bins have dotted NYC’s street corners for nearly a century. Now they’re getting an upgrade.
New York City’s iconic green mesh wire litter baskets have sat on street corners since the 1930s—meaning that, while long synonymous with the city’s identity, they’re also really really old. New York’s sanitation needs have evolved in the nearly 100 years since the bin’s debut, which is why the city has started rolling out a new bin design that will soon replace more than 22,000 litter baskets.
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The same mesh trash bins have dotted NYC’s street corners for nearly a century. Now they’re getting an upgrade.
New York City’s iconic green mesh wire litter baskets have sat on street corners since the 1930s—meaning that, while long synonymous with the city’s identity, they’re also really really old. New York’s sanitation needs have evolved in the nearly 100 years since the bin’s debut, which is why the city has started rolling out a new bin design that will soon replace more than 22,000 litter baskets.Read Full Story