City officials unveil nearly half a million dollar plan to replace all trash cans with unexpected alternative: ‘A safer environment for the employees’

St. Paul, Minnesota, is revamping its trash collection with a new set of receptacles drawing comparisons to luxury vehicles.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported on the city’s nearly half-million-dollar investment in solar-powered waste bins downtown.

The 162 Bigbelly smart trash and recycling bins are replacing 94 conventional trash cans and 20 recycling bins…