Street litter bin with solar powered advertising displays

摘要

A street litter bin 100 comprises: a bin housing 10 to contain a receptacle 20 and having upper opening 11 to deposit litter into the receptacle; a door for retrieving the receptacle; a frame 50 and transparent cover 60 for displaying an advert 40; the cover having a translucent borders 61; LEDs 80 illuminating the advert; another LED 70 illuminating said frosted border 61; a solar panel 30 to power the LEDs; and a light sensor to control the LEDs in response to ambient light. Ideally cover 60 is acrylic. Preferably the borders should glow blue when illuminated. The light sensor is ideally a photoresistor. A cell may be included to store unused electricity. An inverter may be included to convert the DC electricity into AC electricity. Various additional features such as GPS tracking, Bluetooth communication, and a wireless router for internet communication may also be provided in the housing and powered by the solar panel.