Finnish trash cans talk back

Filed under: Activism , Europe , Finland This summer, the garbage cans of Helsinki will have something to say ... to you ... in six languages. The strange people who brought you wife-carrying contests and team berry-picking (you just can't make this stuff up) are happy to present the talking trash receptacle - which comes with a musical "thank you." Nowhere else in the world is litter discouraged with such positive reinforcement. Maybe that's why I didn't see much trash on the ground

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