Baltimore Launches Its Smart Trash Can Program

BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — For years, Baltimore has struggled with keeping litter off city streets.
Now, in an effort to tackle the trash problem, the city has another tool in its arsenal.
Sixty four solar-powered, trash-compacting, smart trash cans are being installed around Baltimore. The new cans crush inserted trash and when full, send a signal to the city to come and empty it.
Mayor Catherine Pugh is well aware that the cans are only part of the solution.
“But the real first tool is