Big Ballot Bin
The end of boring bins.
Keep streets litter-free with the viral voting bin that gets people talking and tackling litter
One bin, triple threat
The Big Ballot Bin is a customisable, high-capacity voting bin that invites people to vote with their rubbish. Each toss sparks rivalry, laughter and cleaner streets.
Our pilot campaign in 2023 broke the internet, with 10 million seeing it – that’s 1 in 7 adults across the UK. It even had a capture radius of 2.5 times the average.
It’s so much more than a bin – it’s a behaviour change tool and marketing platform rolled into one.
10 million
people saw the pilot over 6 weeks
3.5 million
views on social media
2.5x
the capture radius of existing bins
+60%
reduction in litter
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The problem
An expensive mess
More than 20 pieces of litter are dropped every second in the UK, costing us over £1 billion a year to clean up. Litter can also be an eye sore and damaging to the environment.
What’s more, conventional bins blend into the background and can be overlooked by the public.
Imagine the extra budget, time and resources freed up in a world without litter.
How it works
Vote with your waste
Each Big Ballot Bin poses a customisable, topical ‘this or that’ question – like “Barbie or Oppenheimer?” or “Oasis tickets or Paying rent?”
People cast their vote by tossing their rubbish into the opening beneath their choice, triggering the flip-dot counter to tick up by one.
The live score turns binning into a game – building curiosity, friendly rivalry, and a ripple of conversation both on the street and online.
"People were actively seeking them out just to take part"
— Manchester City Council
Features and benefits
Designed for the real world
Customisable questions
Swap panels to engage your audience with hot topics.
Campaign-ready
Brand your bin with your colours, logo and comms.
Plug-and-play
Keep it running 24/7, indoors or outdoors, with mains power.
240L capacity
Fewer collections, reduced overflows, cleaner streets.
Live vote counter
Drum up conversation and cut littering with social norming.
Cost saving
Reduce clean up costs with higher capture rate and radius
Smart tracking
Access vote remotely for live engagement or reporting.*
*Available in advance mode
Materials and specifications
Built to last
Construction
Sturdy all-steel body
Premium powder-coated finish
Weather resistant
Power & connectivity
Mains powered: 230V AC, 50 Hz
WiFi module for remote access
Dimensions
Height: 1400mm
Width: 872mm
Depth: 484mm
Now available
Big Ballot Bin
A customisable, live-counter, voting litter bin. The end of boring bins.
Submit your enquiry to purchase the Big Ballot Bin
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Every Ballot Bin sold supports Hubbub, the environmental charity making sustainability second nature.