Service Request #3: Why Is There So Much Litter in San Francisco?
3/31/202628 min
Why did it take nearly a decade to redesign a city trash can, and why haven't more bins made the streets cleaner?
What infrastructure mystery keeps you up at night? Submit your Service Request by recording a voice memo with your question and emailing it to servicerequest@99pi.org.
Service Request is a production of 99% Invisible and Campside Media.
Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early.
Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsRachel Gordon· Guest0:00
Life is better with friends, so get them together this month at Glen Ivy Hot Springs, where everyone will enjoy a very special weekday offer. Relax in thermal mineral springs. Unwind with a massage or facial. Laugh in club mud. Make your reservation today at California's most celebrated wellness destination. Call 1-888-GLEN-IVY, where wellness awaits.
Speaker 10:29
[upbeat music] We've been the trusted expert since 1960 because nobody knows tires better than we do, and with over 90 tire brands, we have an abundance of options in stock for your vehicle. Buy and drive today at AmericasTire.com. Let's get you taken care of.
Roman Mars· Host0:44
This is Roman Mars. I'm in beautiful San Francisco, California.
Delaney Hall· Host0:52
Recently, Roman headed across the bay from Oakland to San Francisco. He is not in the city very much, only a couple times a month.
Roman Mars· Host1:02
But if I'm here during the daytime and I have a little bit of time, I very often go to Tony's Slice House in North Beach and get a slice of pizza and a soda in a paper cup.
Delaney Hall· Host1:14
Roman took his pizza and he started walking, and when he was done eating, he looked around for a trash can.
Roman Mars· Host1:23
[upbeat music] There's no trash can where I'm standing right now. I don't know if there's one in the next block, but I kind of expect a trash can