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In China the public bins have solar panels so at night you can see the holes. (lemmy.zip)

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[–] 667@lemmy.radio 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There is a possibility this panel feeds into a larger solar collection system, and is a clever use of a distributed solar surface.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

Or that there is an electric compactor in there

We have those in US cities one company that makes them is BigBelly.

Most of the solar powered electronics are for compacting trash, and then alerting the collectors when they are full. I’ve never seen a lit bin, but it’s a nice touch.

[–] Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

which one dispenses the gutter oil? /s