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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Stuart Sommerville

Watch as West Lothian bin thanks people for their rubbish in a posh English accent

New waste bins around West Lothian are talking up a future where litter louts may become a thing of the past – as they say ”thank you” every time you use them.

While the voice has described as a cross between “posh English and an android computer”, the idea has been shown to work in reducing litter.

Countryside manager Andy Johnston told a recent meeting of Linlithgow community council that bins placed around Linlithgow Loch were working well and there’d been a drop in litter in the area.

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