One Person’s Trash is Our Treasure

We do all of the normal things people do on vacation, we relax, visit tourist spots, museums, and markets, but work does intrude. While the aforementioned activities are great, the most valuable thing is to keep an eye out for visual inspiration, like advertising and packaging, store design, wayfinding systems, subway maps, and as pictured here the lowly recycling bin. These are all over Barcelona and people emerge from their apartments day and night to stuff them with bottles, cans, paper and food waste. We love the sturdy shape of the bins and the bold graphics and colors speak volumes in any language. Yes, we’re inspired by recycling bins.