Comments on: The Future of Trash Cans

By: Jamey Stegmaier

Jamey Stegmaier — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:04:05 +0000

Sarah–You might like my Toilet Police story:

http://jameystegmaier.com/2008/09/the-toilet-police-story/

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:33:53 +0000

My deep-seated admiration of Japanese inventors stems back to the time I first heard about their toilet innovations (e.g. heated seats, automatic washing, electronic consoles. There’s an entire Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan).

Now that there is a Japanese trash can that will automatically move to catch the trash, I wonder if it’s only a matter of time until there’s a Japanese toilet that will automatically move to catch the…

Well, you get the point.

By: Jamey Stegmaier

Jamey Stegmaier — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:42:24 +0000

I don’t think it’s on the market yet–the inventor is still perfecting it.

That’s very clever of Wash U. I didn’t realize they did that!

By: T-Mac

T-Mac — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:42:24 +0000

That is unbelievable! I wonder what its range is. Are you going to get one?

Also, on the subject of trash cans, kudos to Wash. U, your Alma Mater, for labeling all of their waste baskets as either “recycling” or “landfill”. In my opinion, landfill really makes you think about what you put in there because it evokes an image of that piece of trash going into the ground. I’m not sure if Wash. U has been doing this for years, but I noticed it the other day when I was on the grounds, and I was quite impressed.