In its latest attempt to clean up the streets, Malmo in Sweden is taking dirty talk to new heights.
Authorities hope to increase rubbish collection by installing talking garbage cans, which send out vulgar audio messages after they are fed.
Two bins are located on the city's Davidshallsbron bridge. A sultry female voice offers a variety of feedback to pedestrians who drop their trash in one of them.
"Oh, that's right! ", "Come back soon to do it again!" Programmable messages include "Mmm, a little more to the left nexttime" and "Mmm...
Although the new tactic is very attractive, trash cans with voices have been around for a while in Sweden's third largest city. According to Expressen, CNN affiliate, only two of the 18 talking cans that were purchased by the city council in 2017 still talk.
They thanked depositors during the pandemic for their compliance with social distancing regulations. But, a new era requires a different method, according to the chief of the section city road department.
Marie Persson stated that the sentences were part of the campaign's aim to get more people talking about littering. She was quoted by The Local.
"So please, go ahead and fill the bins with more rubbish...yes. Just like that."
Malmo is a city that has been known for its pioneering eco-friendly living. "Bo01 – City of Tomorrow" is a 2001 project that transformed a defunct, polluted shipyard into a green, sustainable area. It's the epitome of the eco-drive of Malmo. The area's energy requirements are met by renewable sources. Food waste is converted into biogas for local buses.
