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San Francisco considering new trash cans that could cost $20,000 apiece

By Mike Brest
Published July 24, 2021 2:40pm ET
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San Francisco considering new trash cans that could cost $20,000 apiece
A woman walks past trash piled next to a garbage bin at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Nonprofits, businesses and state governments across the country are paying bills and putting in volunteer hours in an uphill battle to keep national parks safe and clean for visitors as the partial U.S. government shutdown lingers. | (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco officials are working to fix the trash problem in the city, though the hefty price tag could hamper their efforts.

A committee on the board of supervisors learned Wednesday that a batch of the new, custom-made prototype trashcans they want to place throughout the city will cost between $12,000 and $20,000 apiece.

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