Things We Saw Today: We Have Questions About Sweden’s Sexy Trash Cans

The Swedish city of Malmö has taken a horny new approach to encourage its citizens not to litter. The city has installed dirty talking trash cans, which deliver flirty audio messages when used. A sexy female voice delivers lines like “Oh, right there, yes!”, “Come back soon and do that again!” and “Mmm, a bit more to the left next time,” when trash is deposited, in a bold new incentive to combine clean streets with boners. It is…definitely a choice!

In 2017, the city installed 18 talking trash cans, with only two still functioning. The older cans didn’t deliver racy messages, and one wonder what, if any, audio message users need when throwing away trash. For that matter, why is there only a sexy female voice option? Where’s my gruff but tender Brett Goldstein-voiced trash can to flirt with me every time I throw something away? Sweden, your double standards are showing.

“The sentences are part of the campaign’s intention to get more people to talk about the dirtiest thing there is: littering,” said city road department’s section chief Marie Persson, according to The Local, quoting Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan. “So please go ahead and feed the bins with more rubbish…yes, just like that.”

Good luck with you horny trash cans, Sweden! Hopefully you’ll encourage some randy pervs to stop littering.

(via CNN, image: HBO)

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Chelsea Steiner

Chelsea was born and raised in New Orleans, which explains her affinity for cheesy grits and Britney Spears. An pop culture journalist since 2012, her work has appeared on Autostraddle, AfterEllen, and more. Her beats include queer popular culture, film, television, republican clownery, and the unwavering belief that 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' is the greatest movie ever made. She currently resides in sunny Los Angeles, with her husband, 2 sons, and one poorly behaved rescue dog. She is a former roller derby girl and a black belt in Judo, so she is not to be trifled with. She loves the word “Jewess” and wishes more people used it to describe her.

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