I tested six smart trash cans over the course of a few weeks and analyzed them based on scent containment, design and more to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're looking to take on a new project with your Arduino, perhaps creating a smart trash can could be in the cards. Yes, it might sound ...

The data revolution is coming—and it’s coming to even the least glamorous, smelliest civic necessity: the streetside garbage bin. A handful of cities around the globe have deployed “smart” trash bins, ...

The smart trash cans aren’t going away, at least not yet. That’s the message in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood amid concerns that the bins might be removed after the grant used to lease them ...

As someone who writes about technology for a living, I didn't expect a garbage bin to be my favorite tech gadget of the year. But I've fallen in love with it. Yes, really. Connor is a technology ...

The Town of Newtown announced the launch of new Smart Bins to collect organics (food scraps) from residents. These bins are a ...

A Bigbelly trash can with a missing handle at Jones and Ellis streets is surrounded by garbage on July 30, 2025. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. Update: After this story published, the city announced it ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo is replacing 58 “aging” trash cans with “smart” units that also collect recycling. This fall, 26 new “Bigbelly” bins will be installed across downtown Kalamazoo, per a city ...

While Mayor Adams didn’t invent the trash can, he’s made real progress in the war on rats with an official city bin that will be required for all residential properties with 1-9 units as of this ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - A local farmer is partnering up with Mill Industries LLC., a food-recycling startup, to help prevent food waste in the Valley with a ‘smart’ trash bin. JD Hill is a local farmer ...