A Pittsburgh official proposed a $9 million investment into new trash cans for every household in the city on Tuesday, saying the new cans would curb litter and improve garbage collection.

A $9 million investment in new trash cans for every household in Pittsburgh could curb litter and improve garbage collection, Public Works Director Chris Hornstein told City Council members Tuesday.

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On a recent Wednesday evening, the blue-tinted plastic-bags loaded with empty cans and drained bottles look like a bunch of garbage to passers-by on the corner of Riverside Drive and West 89th Street.