Over 1,000 Smart Garbage Cans Set Up Citywide

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — To allocate more time and resources to patching potholes and picking up litter, the city has set up smart garbage cans that can track how full they are.
More than 1,000 public garbage bins with sensors indicating their fullness have been deployed citywide, according to the city’s communications director, Timothy McNulty.Smart garbage cans with old cans in foreground. (Credit Courtesy: City of Pittsburgh Department of Innovation & Performance)
McNulty says the