The bright-orange compost bins are supposed to keep you from mindlessly throwing a trashed umbrella in with the eggshells.
to study how the city might adopt a containerization program like those in Paris or Barcelona. There’s also some new street furniture on the block: the bright-orange Smart Bin with “Compost” emblazoned on the front and illustrations of banana peels, coffee filters, and wilted flowers on the side. Their most striking design feature, though, is forcing people to be intentional about what they throw out. Try to mindlessly ditch a coffee cup in a Smart Bin and you’ll find yourself shut out.
It seems like a lot of effort to keep an apple core out of the trash, but the Department of Sanitation believes these Smart Composting Bins are essential to cutting down the staggering amount of waste that New Yorkers— about 14 million tons each year. The problem, as DSNY sees it, is that composting is simply too much of a hassle right now. “The Smart Bins are part of the city’s layered approach to composting services,” says Tisch.
The most consequential change from the pilot, however, is the required use of a smartphone app to access the bins. DSNY views this as an improvement over the key fob that was required back then, which involved a signup and waiting for the key to arrive — an obvious headache that would discourage mass composting. The app itself is streamlined: As soon as you open it, you’re met with a map of the Smart Bins. There’s no need to register or enter any personal information.
“It’s a terrific program for Sierra Club members or people who’ve taken environmental studies,” says Eric Goldstein, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council who advocates for solid-waste reform in New York City, with skepticism. He’s right. The already converted are the bins’ early adopters. But for those who don’t already compost, the bins are mostly a mystery. Which means that while the Smart Bin may be user-friendly, its user base may still be incredibly narrow.
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