Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took to Instagram on Monday, July 28, to demonstrate new “rat-resistant” trash cans installed in the city’s North End. The garbage cans were put in place to encourage residents to do their part in reducing rodents.
According to Wu’s Instagram post, the black trash receptacles “are fully enclosed so that rats, seagulls, and other hungry critters can’t get in. And they’re hands free.” To use them, individuals step on a pedal at the base of the can, allowing a door to slide open at the top for trash disposal…