Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the city There is a new weapon in the council's armour for the fight against litter in two Salford 'hotspots'.
Eighty-two bins across Salford Quays and Ordsall are now being fitted with sensors to let council workers know when they need emptying as part of a trial.
It means that collections can be tailored to bins which need immediate attention, rather than crews having to check every single one in the area.
The bins are also twice the size of the old ones they replace, and if the trial is successful, more of the 1,800 litter bins across Salford could also get the new technology.
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