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Re:DC’s war on rats goes digital by ams6110 on Monday January 01, 2018 @09:02PM (#16049299)
The sanitation workers would actually have to lift and dump the can, which they are not allowed to do. The plastic bins can be dumped into the truck by a mechanism. This was adopted by cities to reduce workers compensation claims from injuries caused by lifting.
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Re:DC’s war on rats goes digital by idbehold on Monday January 01, 2018 @10:10PM (#16049569)
Can they not make metal bins that work with the same mechanism?
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Re:DC’s war on rats goes digital by pmorici on Monday January 01, 2018 @11:06PM (#16049784)
You get what the city gives you. Metal would probably be more expensive in any case.
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