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Service Request #3: Why Is There So Much Litter in San Francisco?

99% Invisible by SiriusXM Podcasts and Roman Mars

Mar 31, 202600:28:16Arts

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 w...

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Service Request #3: Why Is There So Much Litter in San Francisco? is an episode from 99% Invisible by SiriusXM Podcasts and Roman Mars. Why did it take nearly a decade to redesign a city trash can, and why haven't more bins made the streets...

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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 .

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Published Mar 31, 2026 and 00:28:16 long