Proposal maps out pneumatic tube system to take out New York's trash

Manhattan has many great qualities, but trash isn't one of them. Since the island has no space for alleys, trash is piled onto the streets for early-morning pickups by loud garbage trucks making their rounds. But there might be a better way: what if trash was moved around the city using pneumatic tubes? It might sound like a crazy idea, but liquid waste has long been transported out of the city in sewers, and water and natural gas are pumped in through tubes. Why not trash?

via Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4767110/pneumatic-tube-trash-system-proposal-for-new-york-city