I tested six smart trash cans over the course of a few weeks and analyzed them based on scent containment, design and more to ...

It knows what you throw away. It knows what you need on your shopping list. The GeniCan smart garbage can applies digital brains to your waste habits. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- To allocate more time and resources to patching potholes and picking up litter, the city has set up smart garbage cans that can track how full they are. More than 1,000 public ...

The data revolution is coming—and it’s coming to even the least glamorous, smelliest civic necessity: the streetside garbage bin. A handful of cities around the globe have deployed “smart” trash bins, ...

The “Internet of Things” is a vision of a fully connected world integrating phones, toasters, and fridges to the internet. Now, even a trash bin gets the IoT treatment with the TetraBIN smart trash ...

The amount of garbage in cities is growing. Global trash production has risen to more than 3.5 million tons, according to the World Bank, which estimates that will hit the 6 million mark by 2025. With ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're looking to take on a new project with your Arduino, perhaps creating a smart trash can could be in the cards. Yes, it might sound ...

WORK RIGHT NOW. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM, WITH HOW THEY’RE DESIGNED TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY. SHELDON? SHELDON: THERE ARE ABOUT TO THOUSAND OF THESE NEW HIGH-TECH TRASH CANS IN ...

France and recycling go together like hammers and fromage frais, which is why the country has some of the worst recycling rates in Europe. Local startup Uzer is hoping to encourage better habits with ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- More smart garbage cans are popping up in the city of Pittsburgh. The city says Department of Public Works crews are expanding pick-up service in neighborhood business districts ...