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Waste containers vs. cleaning in downtown Santiago, Chile

Authors

  • Osvaldo Muñoz Peralta Diseñador Industrial, Universidad Católica
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Abstract

The urban trash cans design, on pedestrian walks in Santiago downtown, doesn't facilitate its appropriate use, what contributes to the dirt of its pedestrian streets. As part of urban furniture in public space, they should have a better design in order to improve their function and to facilitate their use