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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Jordyn Beazley

New York City has just discovered wheelie bins – in Australia, they’re about more than just rubbish

A sulphur-crested cockatoo opening the lid of a household waste bin
New York City mayor Eric Adams is probably hoping the rats don’t learn the same tricks as Australia’s cockatoos. Photograph: Barbara Klump / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

New York City has unveiled its latest tactic in a “trash revolution” to wrangle control of its city back from rats.

So innovative is this “beautiful rat-fighting piece of engineering”, discovered by a consultancy firm paid $1.6m for its efforts, that the city’s mayor, Eric Adams, demonstrated how to use it during the announcement.

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