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What do you want to throw your trash into? SFPW wants to know

July 11, 2022 by Beth Rubenstein, SF Public Works

This summer, San Francisco Public Works will place prototypes of our next generation public trash cans on the street for real-life testing at 52 locations in the city. Community members will have the opportunity to evaluate the cans and give input into the final selection.

A special website has been launched offering a survey and showing the location(s) of the trash cans. Go to  sfpublicworks.org/trashcanpilot

During the 60-day test period, custom and off-the-shelf models will be placed in neighborhoods around the City. Each prototype can will have a QR code affixed to its exterior. The QR code will connect people to an online survey. Also, Public Works will be promoting the web address for the survey through social media and other communications outlets. In addition, staff from Public Works, nonprofit organizations and Recology who maintain, clean and empty the cans will be polled for their input. Public Works then will review and assess this information and land on a final design for the new City can.

We have 26 cans per installation with two installations of approximately 30 days each.

We looked for geographical dispersal so that every district has at least two cans per installation, and every neighborhood gets at least one can.

We prioritized locations that were on busy commercial corridors and at bus stops.

Cans need to be placed where there are existing cans. This will ensure that the data we collect is not impacted by new locations that have new associated behaviors.

We’ve generally avoided putting cans in community benefit districts. This is because those cans get daily maintenance and will skew our data.

Bear Saver can

In Glen Park, one Bear Saver can will be located at the corner of Chenery and Diamond Streets.

The survey will be in English, Chinese, Tagalog and Spanish.

The trash can pilot will only take place for 60 days and then the cans will be removed from their street locations.

For additional information, click here.

Any questions? Please reach out!

 

 

 

 

Beth Rubenstein

Deputy Director Policy & Communications

San Francisco Public Works  |  City and County of San Francisco
49 South Van Ness Avenue, 16th Floor | San Francisco, CA 94103  |  (628) 271-3059

 

My direct telephone number is 415-846-4732.
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Thank you to all who attended the Glen Park Association’s Summer Quarterly Meeting at St John School!

It was well attended and informative.
A special thanks to :
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•Nik Kaestner, San Francisco Department of the Environment
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Thank you to all who attended the Glen Park Association’s Summer Quarterly Meeting at St John School! 

It was well attended and informative. 
A special thanks to :
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•Nik Kaestner, San Francisco Department of the Environment
• New BART Board Representative
Director Edward Wright

For more information about the GPA, feel free to email : info@glenparkassociation.org

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It’s the Elk Street Mural Community Celebration!
Join us for the launch of Glen Park Beautiful and celebrate the Elk Street Mural, featuring the brilliant artist, Sirron Norris, who drew upon the ideas of community members about their love of Glen Canyon and transformed them into this magnificent artwork “The Canyon”.
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