VIDEO: WiFi Trash Cans? This Mumbai Startup Has ‘Bin’ There, Done That

These trash-cans have built in WiFi routers that give you access to the internet for 15 minutes. But there’s a catch-

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Startup ‘ThinkScream’ came up with the ‘wifi trash bin’. Every time you responsibly dispose trash, it gives you access to 15 minutes of free wifi and here’s what the design looks like. It is four and a half feet tall and has an LED screen to generate the access code, an IR sensor- to detect the object/ trash. And of course, the WiFi router – with a radius of 50 mts. These futuristic bins made their first appearance at a music festival and are certainly doing the environment some good.

Reinforcing civic responsibility!

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