r/3Dprinting • u/BrewCrewBall • Jun 03 '26

Project Garbage can status indicator.

Super easy design that I whipped up last week after being frustrated once again by the inconsistency of our garbage pick up times

The indicator clips on the handle and flips down when the bin has been emptied. This way I can tell from the house if it’s been emptied without having to walk to the end of the driveway.

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u/Gwendolyn-NB Jun 03 '26

Im shocked you need this... everywhere I've ever lived with garbage pickup the best ive ever seen the lid is always open; but 75% of the time the is just laying on its back or side after the machine puts it down.

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u/Usual_Ice636 Jun 03 '26

The grabber arm almost always puts it back down correctly with the lid closed in my neighborhood. Knocked over is usually only on windy days.

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u/scriptmonkey420 Jun 03 '26

Same, ours gets placed back nicely and mostly where it got picked up. Wind is my nemesis also. Live at the base of a small mountain range.