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Swedish city training crows to pick up cigarette butts
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:45 am
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:45 am
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Crows will be sent to pick up discarded cigarette butts and other forms of litter from the streets of a Swedish city. The wild birds are being trained through a step-by-step process to pick up rubbish and place it into a machine which will dispense food for them in the city of Södertälje.
Christian Günther-Hanssen, the founder of the company, estimates the use of crows could save Södertälje, which currently spends 20million Swedish kroner (£1,601,518) on street cleaning, at least 75 per cent of costs.
He also said the wild birds were 'taking part on a voluntary basis' and were 'easier to teach' than other birds.
As part of their training the crows are taught to pick up the cigarette butts and throw them into a special vending machine.
The vending machine, which will be able to tell the litter apart from other items such as stones and leaves, will then reward the bird with food.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:47 am to Mr Personality
What could go wrong?
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:47 am to Mr Personality
Imagine being the guy who has to clean that machine.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:48 am to Mr Personality
we could do this with homeless people but it instead spits out a shot of vodka.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:49 am to Mr Personality
we would need a million crows in BR to make a dent in the trash
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:53 am to dagrippa
Nicotine addicted crows. Next stop, stealing from your mom's purse to buy some Marlboro's
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:55 am to Mr Personality
I found a birds nest on thr ground that was lined with cigarette filters
Those frickers are resourceful
Those frickers are resourceful
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:58 am to concrete_tiger
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Nicotine addicted crows.
nevermore!
Posted on 2/2/22 at 11:00 am to Mr Personality
I need to train crows to pick up quarters and bills for me. I could put up a big container and just have them drop them off. Then I deliver it to the bank. Free money.
This post was edited on 2/2/22 at 11:01 am
Posted on 2/2/22 at 11:03 am to Mr Personality
cant wait for the guy on his cigarette break to get mobbed by a bunch of crows.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 11:09 am to Mr Personality
It wouldn't work here in Louisiana because the Mockingbirds would harass the shite out of the crows and cause them to drop their payload before reaching the machine.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 11:09 am to caro81
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cant wait for the guy on his cigarette break to get mobbed by a bunch of crows.
Maybe they'll train some crows to hang out at intersections that will retrieve butts and drop them back into the car they came from.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 11:10 am to Mr Personality
Can we train them to pick up chicken wing bones in Atlanta?
Posted on 2/2/22 at 11:13 am to Mr Personality
Seen this episode before
Posted on 2/2/22 at 12:24 pm to Mr Personality
In Sweden you actually see snus packets on the ground more than cigs. They are everywhere.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 8:27 pm to Mr Personality
I’m thinking NOLA could train them to pick up shell casings….
Save millions!
Save millions!
Posted on 2/2/22 at 8:43 pm to Mr Personality
If there's corn involved after, those crows will be snatching cigarettes out of people's mouths.
Which I would love to see.
Which I would love to see.
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