Liverpool plans underground system of smart ‘super bins’

Liverpool City Council in the UK has outlined plans to install underground smart ‘super bins’ in 140 high-density locations to reduce the issue of ripped black bin bags spilling rubbish out on to streets.

The proposed £1.5 million (US$1.8 million) retrofit scheme has been designed to create a cleaner waste solution for 27,000 terraced households in hundreds of Liverpool’s inner-city streets which do not have the space for wheelie bins.

Underground bins are increasingly common across European cities including Amsterdam but there are few implementations in the UK. An underground waste system was installed at the new district of Eddington in Cambridge, removing the need for any wheelie bi...