# Sack-Sealing Rubbish Bins Laser Trash Can Integrates a Mechanical Notch to Close Off Garbage Bags By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-02-01 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laser-trash-can References: [newtech-enews](http://www.newtech-enews.com/2013/02/01/laser-trash-can-by-he-hao-chen/) & [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/02/01/guessing-game-16/) Sometimes, a knot in a plastic sack does an insufficient job of securing its contents inside. The Laser Trash Can keeps your hands clean and your scraps sealed away by tying off each full bag for you. In form, this He Hao Chen invention is a generic [waste paper basket](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-seoul-20). It takes a flaring cylindrical shape with a sufficiently broad rim, making it a nice wide target for throwing in tissues and such from a distance. But what the Laser Trash Can has that others do not is a small slot in the upper edge. This is part of a mechanism that automatically dispenses and fastens red bands to the gathered neck of your [plastic bag](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hefty-ultra-strong-with-fabuloso-watermelon-scent) as soon as you insert it. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - 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 ### What's Driving This Trend - **Automated Rubbish Bins:** Opportunity for innovators to create better and more efficient automated garbage cans that use technology to simplify trash disposal for households and waste collectors. - **Intelligent Waste Management Systems:** Innovation opportunity to develop smart waste management systems that leverage IoT and big data to streamline waste collection, recycling, and disposal processes. - **Eco-friendly Waste Disposal:** Development of sustainable waste disposal solutions that minimize the environmental impact of trash disposal presents a disruptive opportunity for entrepreneurs in the waste management and recycling industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Household Waste Management:** Opportunity for companies that specialize in household waste management to integrate technology that allows for easier and more efficient waste disposal for their customers and employees - **Municipal Waste Management:** Innovation opportunities in municipal waste management, for companies to provide a high-tech, efficient solution for disposing of the city’s waste. - **Recycling and Waste Disposal:** Entrepreneurial opportunities lie in developing eco-friendly waste disposal services that encourage the reduction of waste sent to landfills, through recycling and sustainable waste management strategies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chic Utilitarian Trash Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carden-the-twin.md) - [AI-Powered Recycling Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/binko-recycling-machine.md) - [Recycling Home-Use Compactor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clear-drop-1.md) - [Tipping Trash Can Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/niko-trash-bin.md) - [Customizable Garbage Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totem-compact-unit.md) - [Renewable Circular Trash Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mill.md) - [Rodent-Preventative Trash Bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/group-project.md) - [Modular Trash Organization Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sortmate-trash-cans.md) - [Gamified Trash Pickers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rubbish-beam.md)