A Bathroom Set-Up Design that Fails.

In a post on Core77.com, I contributor shares with us the misconceptions of two trash cans in an office bathroom. Apparently, after adding a larger trash can so as not to empty the smaller one more frequently, management left the small one in the bathroom anyway to catch the dripping soap tray. A sign on the wall explains to throw paper towels and trash in the new, black can but the set-up of the other can confuses. The blue can is open, the black is closed. So people tend to throw trash in the easier open can (though its not meant for trash). ALSO, the small, old can is BLUE, which is a common color meaning "recyclables go here." So in an attempt to solve a problem, the "simple" issue of placement and design of the room causes many misconceptions and actually creates more trouble than it solves. This kind of relates to the last post about simplicity and clarity of design... "More is Less."