Miniature recycling containers

The photo shows the upper part of an interesting piece of urban equipment as recently seen in Figueres. It is a recycling container for special, small size waste, such as ink cartridges, cork from wine bottles, CDs & DVDs, mobile phones and/or their batteries, incandescent and low-energy light bulbs. Its surface serves as a screen for advertising, and the whole container requires less space than the average vending machine. It offers a convenient way of getting rid of small but potentially toxic waste that otherwise often ends up in a conventional waste dump.