Given the usual lag between announcement and construction of projects in this city, this seems shockingly fast.
Not complaining, though! 
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Iām surprised as well.
Hopefully this system takes roots in Raleigh and becomes common through out.
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@dtraleigh Thank you in advance for the picture!
ā¦and I know that I am going to get āskeweredā for this, but here goesā¦
I am surprised that the city didnāt put these on a āsideā street or ābackā streetā¦?
So, now we have DTRās newest landmark/attraction, the first ever in the country Open Trash area! 
I can see it now, step right up, donāt be shy, it wonāt bite, take a selfieā¦lol Sorry, I had to go thereā¦
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Actually drove by them last night after the council meeting. Theyāll take some getting used to, but if it means no more disgusting carts of trash everywhere, Iām thrilled.
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Is that the final state? I thought more of the containers would be underground.
Agree that theyāre still better than the alternative.
I thought so too, but if you look at the video, theyāre 3-4ā above ground. 
They could always spruce them up a bit. Some paint. probably too late to plant any kind of shrubs or plantings.
They are 8 feet long, about 5 feet of it is underground.
As a replacement for our old āBarrel Monsterā ? 
I think some of the mural people could easily do something with these. Especially before they get dirty
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Looks like what I expected. I think the design could be better. Paint would help. Much much better then dumpsters and piles.
Article from WRAL:
They have sensors to control odors underground, and trash will be collected above ground.
āWe are in the process of retrofitting a special truck that can lift them up with an arm, more like a crane,ā Martin said.
The city plans to test out the cans through summer 2020, hoping that the pilot program will save time and money on garbage collection.
The article links another article that shows the Molokās trimmed in wood. It makes them much less offensive.
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Itās says itās a trial. Good for Raleigh thinking a little outside the ācartā. That said, seems like there could be a better place to put them.
Maybe theyāre not the most attractive things to have out by the sidewalk, but I think the location was well-chosen. The intersection of Hargett and Wilmington has one of the highest concentrations of restaurants in Downtown, and the amount of waste they generate requires a lot of trash and recycling capacity.
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I took a closer look at them this morning and they do have some aesthetically pleasing surrounding. Once they pull the wrapper off weāll see what exactly. Also, theyāre more like 4ā above ground.
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The WRAL video shows that itās the wood plank surround. Thatās good!
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Raleigh Gov posted a video of them removing the wrapper off the trash bins. I really like they painted some with different themes and not all wood plank, I think I saw one with the skyline like it was viewed from DIX park.
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Wow those actually look way better! And I didnāt really mind them before LOL
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Anyone know how restaurants are supposed to get their waste into there? Do they have to dump a large cart or expecting bag by bag?
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