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Rainbow Eucalyptus trees shed their bark at different rates, freshly revealed patches will reveal a bright green color, which then darkens to give orange, maroon, and blue colors. (via)

Muell-Rohrpost in Montreal 1 Deposit portholes 

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Muell-Rohrpost in Montreal

1 Deposit portholes 
Instead of using trash cans, people will put garbage in intake hatches, known as portholes, 4 to 5 feet high and 18 to 24 inches wide. Separate inlets can be created for waste, recycling, and compost. Most will be on public property, but businesses and residents can opt in.


2 Release points 
Sensors in the deposit portholes will relay load information back to system operators. When it’s time to fire up the fans and flush the trash, it’s done by waste type to ensure that only one kind of material is traveling through the pipes at any given time.


3 Tubes 
 Workers in Montreal are burying nearly 4 miles of 20-inch-wide steel pipe anywhere from 3 to 9 feet underground — below the frost line to avoid potential cold-weather freeze-ups. The network will eventually serve some 8,000 households and businesses. Read More »