Why are there no waste bins on public transport?

6/25/2015 12:36:26 PM

In London, at least, it is a security issue. On 18 Feb 1991, an IRA bomb exploded in a bin in Victoria Station, killing one person and injuring 38. As the Wikipedia article on bombings during the Troubles goes on to note:

Since that time, there have been no litter bins anywhere on the
station platform.

However, as The Londonist noted in 2011,

Bins Are Back On The Underground […] A new bid to tidy up the tube
has now seen a 25% increase in the number of rubbish receptacles
available across the network.

It’s not clear to me how a 25% increase in nothing at all is helpful, so I’m interpreting this as “bins have been very slowly making their way back onto London’s public transport premises, and the rate of deployment has recently increased“.

However, I suspect it’ll be a while before you can rely on finding a bin on a station platform; probably best to put your rubbish in your pocket, and bin it once you get out on the street.

6/25/2015 11:29:58 AM

At least in Germany, I don’t think security is an issue. Although it actually is uncommon to find waste bins in means of transport for shorter distances, you will find waste bins in most, if not all, regional and long distance trains or inter-city buses.

I would rather assume that it is simply so tedious and/or time consuming to empty the waste bins, that none are installed. Intra-city means of transport are often quite crowded and it would be practically impossible for someone to walk through e.g. a packed subway wagon during normal operation to empty the bins. If the driver was supposed to empty the bins at the end of a line, this would take some time and cause both more personnel as well as more vehicles to be required.

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