# Wifi-Providing Trash Cans These Smart Garbage Bins Reward People For Keeping Public Spaces Tidy By Alyson Wyers | Published 2016-03-10 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-garbage References: [springwise](http://www.springwise.com/feed-this-trashcan-for-free-wifi/) & [thinkscream](http://thinkscream.com/) This smart garbage can rewards people who choose not to litter by giving them access to free wifi Internet. Based in India, 'new age media' startup ThinkScream invented a trash can that gives 15 minutes of Internet connection to people who feed it rubbish. The plastic bins have light-up LED screens and a radius that reaches 50 yards. The eye-catching installations have already been used at a music festival in an effort to provide incentive for keeping public spaces clean. This provides a lot of potential for Mumbai -- India's most populated city. The new venture has attracted a lot of attention from other companies who are also interested in the branding opportunities from the $1500 USD smart garbage receptacles. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Wifi-providing Trash Cans:** These smart garbage bins provide free wifi Internet as a reward for litter-free behavior, offering opportunities for sustainable waste management and incentivizing cleanliness in public spaces. ### Who This Affects Most - **Smart Waste Management:** The development of wifi-providing trash cans presents disruptive innovation opportunities for waste management companies, enabling better monitoring and optimization of waste collection processes. - **Smart City Technology:** The integration of wifi-providing trash cans in smart city infrastructure presents innovative opportunities for improving public space management and enhancing citizen engagement. - **Marketing and Branding:** Companies interested in promoting their brands through innovative installations can seize opportunities to partner with wifi-providing trash can startups and engage with potential consumers in public spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cleanliness-Minded Civic Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/civic-apps.md) - [AI-Enabled Recycling Bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartsort.md) - [Interactive E-Waste Billboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cash-for-trash.md) - [Rodent-Preventative Trash Bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/group-project.md) - [Litter-Reducing Bitcoin Progams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buttcoin.md) - [Trash-Converting Snack Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seanack.md) - [Gamified Trash Pickers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rubbish-beam.md) - [Rewarding Community Cleanup Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/litterlotto.md) - [E-Waste Take-Back Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tech-take-back-box.md)