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The latest setback means the city\u2019s first shipment of about 600 cans is now expected in September or October instead of July.<\/p>\n
Officials also blamed shipping delays linked to changing federal tariffs.<\/p>\n
The shipment marks the first phase of a planned rollout of 3,000 new trash cans that will gradually replace the aging green bins lining San Francisco streets since the 1990s.<\/p>\n
Eight of the sleek silver receptacles have already been installed as part of a pilot program that began in April, with city officials saying the new design has so far performed as intended.<\/p>\n
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Officials said the heavy-duty locking mechanism was redesigned to better prevent people from rummaging through the bins and spreading garbage on sidewalks. SF Public Works<\/p>\n
The cans feature separate compartments for trash and recycling, graffiti-resistant finishes, and sensors that alert crews when nearing capacity.<\/p>\n
Officials said the heavy-duty locking mechanism was redesigned to better prevent people from rummaging through the bins and spreading garbage on sidewalks.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been difficult keeping the streets clean around some trash cans,\u201d Public Works spokeswoman Rachel Gordon told the Chronicle. \u201cWe have found that they\u2019re much more difficult to rifle through, which is one of our top priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The latest delay extends a project that began eight years ago in San Francisco. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Gordon said the Trump administration\u2019s fluctuating tariffs slowed shipments from the manufacturer but have not significantly increased the project\u2019s overall cost.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe (pilot program cans) went in in April, and so far, so good,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cOverall, they\u2019ve done what we\u2019ve wanted them to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
The latest delay extends a project that began eight years ago.<\/p>\n
The custom-designed trash cans were created in 2018, but the project stalled in 2021 after residents criticized prototype versions priced between $11,000 and $20,000 each.<\/p>\n
The final production model came in well below earlier estimates. While the city budgeted up to $3,000 per trash can in 2024, the finished units will cost about $1,375 each, Gordon said.<\/p>\n
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The custom-designed trash cans were created in 2018, but the project stalled in after residents criticized prototype versions priced between $11,000 and $20,000 each. SF Public Works<\/p>\n
District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter said he would seek answers if the project slips further.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy constituents expect us to be able to do the little things right, and getting trash cans on corners is absolutely one of them,\u201d Sauter said.<\/p>\n
Bradley Angel, executive director of Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, welcomed the lower price after calling the original prototype cans \u201cridiculously expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving enough trash cans and decreasing their costs is definitely a good thing,\u201d Angel said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should also be focusing on reducing the amount of garbage generated in the first place, holding businesses accountable for waste and doing more composting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Francisco\u2019s long-awaited rollout of high-tech trash cans has been delayed again after officials were forced to redesign…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[5343,34053,152061,11565,152060,101,8209,103,102,104,106,105,152059],"class_list":["post-375332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-city-officials","tag-city-streets","tag-locking-mechanism","tag-public-works","tag-rachel-gordon","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-chronicle","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news","tag-trash-cans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}