New York studio Group Project has designed new rubbish bins for New York City streets that include a "sleek aesthetic, bold recycling messaging, and significant ergonomic improvements."

The studio's container was chosen as the winner of the BetterBin Litter Basket Competition, hosted by the NYC Department of Sanitation, Van Alen Institute, the Industrial Designers Society of America and the American Institute of Architects New York. The contest asked designers to reimagine the city's iconic green, wire mesh rubbish can.
Group Project's winning scheme features a grey exterior shell perforated with diagonal lines. These attach to a lid that opens up to allow garbage collectors to easily access and pull out an improved wire mesh container that holds the refuse. The interior liner is 50 per cent lighter than that in current trash cans.
Eight grips, four on the top and four on the bottom, are adhered to the canister so that it can be lifted from any angle and easily flipped over to dump out its contents.
Colour-coded lids printed with bold white text identify the difference between different waste; landfill refuse is marked by a black lid, while recycling bins are topped with a blue lid.

"The design received positive feedback from both Sanitation Workers and the public for its sleek aesthetic, bold recycling messaging, and significant ergonomic improvements," the studio said.
A panel of nine jury members, including industrial design specialists and sanitat...