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Mods: this topic can be seen touching politics but that is not my intention, I just want to start thread about $20,000 Designer-Style Trash Cans But feel free to delete/lock if you think it is mainly political.

You guys in Cali are so rich, congratulations but don't expect these trash cans to last long.
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With complaints piling up about garbage strung across streets that resemble a third-world country, officials know how to do one thing: spend. They have proposed installing new prototype trash cans that cost a whopping $20,000 each.

Supervisor Matt Haney told the San Francisco Chronicle that he was not thrilled when he learned about the "ridiculous" $20,000 trash cans.

"Our streets and our sidewalks are a mess and the cans we have out there now are actually part of the problem," Haney said. "At this point they've already come up with designs, we won't save time now to go backward, but it's really frustrating that they [Public Works] chose this route."

If the new trash cans are successful during pilot runs - the city plans to pick one design that will eventually replace 3,000 existing green trash cans scattered around the metro area. Mass-producing the prototype trash can would be around $2,000 to $3,000. Current costs for a trash can are approximately $1,200.

EDIT: I see it is old topic sorry!
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/gucci-garbage-san-francisco-approves-20k-designer-trash-cans.1613807/