Your Supervisor Wants You to See This About Our Trash Cans
Okay so, remember how we've been talking about the City's trash situation forever? Like, *forever* forever. We've got those old green cans, the weird BAFO cans that looked like R2-D2's sad cousin, and then a whole lot of just... trash. Well, fam, the new "Slim Silhouette" trash cans are finally hitting the streets, and some are already in the Tenderloin. This isn't just about throwing out your boba cup; this is about a years-long, multi-million dollar saga to get something as basic as a public waste receptacle right in San Francisco. It's a whole thing.
### Why This is Hella San Francisco
This isn't just a new design; this is a whole narrative arc. For years, we've had this ongoing debate about public trash cans. We tried a bunch of prototypes – some costing like $20,000 *each* – and people hated them. They were either too big, too ugly, too hard to empty, or just broke all the time. The Tenderloin, especially around Larkin Street, is one of the first spots to get these new ones, which honestly makes sense. That neighborhood needs all the help it can get with street cleanliness, and hopefully, these stick around and actually work. It’s a small win, but in a city where every block has a story about some civic project gone sideways, a functioning trash can feels like a miracle.
* The "Slim Silhouette" is one of three designs chosen after public feedback. * They're supposed to be more durable and harder to break into. * Initial rollout is happening in high-need areas like the Tenderloin. * This comes after years of testing and community input on prototypes.
Honestly, if you've lived here for any length of time, you know the struggle is real with public amenities. This isn't just about aesthetics; it's about basic city infrastructure and whether San Francisco can actually deliver on something simple. Let's see if these new cans actually make a difference, or if they just become another footnote in the City’s quirky urban design history. That's the City, fam — fog, hills, and all.
Vivian Leung, MiTL Sports Desk.
You wanna hear more about this wild trash can journey? The Morning Wire crew talks about it hella – check them out live at mornings.live.