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ianburrell 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: New York claims a small victory in 'forever war on...

Same here in Oregon. My bins are old (at least 16 years) and same as when I moved in.

I would think that is the truck was too strong, that could be adjusted. Or if city bought weak bins, they could be replaced by proper ones.

asdff 4 months ago [–]

Here is the truck in action. I get only a couple years before the lid starts fragmenting at the corners and sometimes breaks at the hinge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiywhZxZis

ianburrell 4 months ago | [–]

That looks like the standard bin and the claw is similar. But trucks here are gentler.

My guess is that your city designed trucks for speed at expense of destroying cans.

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