# Intelligent Trash Cans Jongchul Kim Creates the Mint-Pass Rubbish Can By Tisah Tucknott | Published 2009-08-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jongchul-kim-mint-pass-rubbish-can References: [inewidea](http://www.inewidea.com/2009/08/27/9203.html#more-9203) & [coroflot](http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_work.asp?individual_id=269002&) Jongchul Kim has designed many interesting creations, but here is another gadget that will blow your mind away. The Mint-pass Rubbish Can is a [trashcan](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tacoma) that can detect how large the size of garbage you want to throw away, and makes an appropriate sized opening for it. Using [infrared sensors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glacier), Jongchul Kim's Mint-pass Rubbish Can also allows people to view how full the trash can is by viewing the gradual change in color (on the exterior of the bin). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Smart Waste Management:** Intelligent trash cans with sensors can revolutionize the way waste is disposed and managed, reducing costs and environmental impact. - **Internet of Things (iot) for Waste Management:** Integrating IoT sensors into waste management systems can provide valuable insight into waste generation, optimize collection routes and schedules, and reduce operational costs. - **Automated Waste Sorting:** Waste cans with AI-powered automated sorting capabilities can streamline waste management and recycling processes, reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and increasing recycling rates. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Smart Home Technology:** Intelligent trash cans can be integrated into smart home systems, providing users with real-time updates on waste generation and enabling automated recycling and waste disposal. - **Waste Management:** The use of innovative sensor technology in waste management can completely change the way waste is collected, sorted, and processed, reducing costs and improving efficiency and sustainability. - **Environmental Technology:** AI-powered waste management solutions can aid in achieving sustainability targets and reducing carbon footprint, introducing new opportunities for companies in the environmental technology sector. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chic Utilitarian Trash Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carden-the-twin.md) - [Automated Anti-Odor Trash Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zita-square.md) - [AI-Powered Recycling Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/binko-recycling-machine.md) - [Modular Trash Organization Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sortmate-trash-cans.md) - [Tipping Trash Can Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/niko-trash-bin.md) - [AI-Enabled Recycling Bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartsort.md) - [Adorable Public Rubbish Bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-seoul-20.md) - [Rodent-Preventative Trash Bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/group-project.md) - [Renewable Circular Trash Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mill.md)