SF installs new trash cans designed to dispose of pizza boxes in North Beach neighborhood

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- People who come to San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood for a slice now have a trash bin big enough for those pizza boxes.

North Beach is packed with pizzerias and for years, neighbors and businesses have complained about takeout boxes littering Washington Square Park.

"Our existing trash cans here get a lot of love, but the problem is even one pizza box going astray or sideways will clog up the whole thing and ruin it, so we're trying something different here," said San Francisco Supervisor Danny Sauter.

To try to alleviate this problem, San Francisco's Public Works Department and Recology have installed two custom trash cans.

They're designed specifically for the shape and size of pizza boxes.