London considers talking recycling bins with celebrity voices
What if the next time you chunked a plastic bottle in a recycling bin at the park, Captain Planet's voice came over a loudspeaker and thanked you for caring about the environment? Would that be awesome, or make you curl up in the fetal position and vomit uncontrollably? That's the question being asked by London's mayor as the he searches for new ways to boost the city's rate of recycling. Surprisingly, this idea is one of the top contenders.In fact, the talking bins are currently being tested in Helsinki. Whenever a Finn chunks a Coke can into one of these recycling bins, a sensor activates an internal sound system which blasts a message like: "It's great that you care about the city. Cool isn't it?" London's city council is apparently enthusiastic about the talking bins and their ability to clean up London's streets.
I must say, I think it's one of the most ridiculous, gimmicky recycling schemes that I've ever heard of -- but I guess it could help. Maybe.
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8-28-2008 @ 2:17PM
Cory said...
I'd rather see these things on regular trash bins. Have them heckle people who don't recycle their bottles and cans. That would be much more effective. Of course, it'd last about two minutes before some insulted passer-by smashed it to pieces.
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