Building a better trash can
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 07:00
in Physics & Chemistry
What does it take to create a trash can? Ask Theron Klos. He's Berkeley's central-campus grounds manager, the guy beaming like a proud parent as dozens of large, hexagon-shaped black receptacles – with color-coded and distinctly shaped openings for different waste streams – debut on Sproul Plaza, along with a new, one-of-a-kind electric trash-collection vehicle.