New York City has just discovered wheelie bins – in Australia, they’re about more than just rubbish

Keeping cockatoos out of them, fending off crocodiles with them - four decades of using wheelie bins has taught Australians they're not just a place to dispose of your waste

New York City has unveiled its latest tactic in a trash revolution" to wrangle control of its city back from rats.

So innovative is this beautiful rat-fighting piece of engineering", discovered by a consultancy firm paid $1.6m for its efforts, that the city's mayor, Eric Adams, demonstrated how to use it during the announcement.