A new "smart bin¹" could spell the end of environment-conscious families spending hours sorting tins, cartons, bottles, and cardboard for recycling.

一款新型“智能垃圾桶”即将问世，有环保意识的家庭再也不用花几个小时把锡罐子、外卖盒、瓶子和纸板箱等垃圾进行分类了。

The invention, which automatically sorts rubbish into recycling categories, is being trialed in Poland and is set to go on sale in UK within a few years.

智能垃圾桶可以自动把垃圾按照回收类目进行分类。目前这项发明正在波兰进行试运营，预计几年内就会进入英国市场。

The bin, designed by start-up company Bin.E, recognizes different type of waste via a system positioned inside the bin which uses sensors², image recognition and artificial intelligence.

这款垃圾桶是由一家名为Bin.E的初创公司设计的。垃圾桶的内置系统可以运用传感器、图形识别和人工智能等科技来辨别不同类型的垃圾。

Once waste is placed inside, the camera and sensors identify its type and place it in one of the smaller bins⁴. Then it compresses the waste so it occupies less space.

当垃圾被倒入后，摄像头和传感器就能识别垃圾的类型，把垃圾放进相应的小垃圾桶，然后可将垃圾进行压缩以减少其所占空间。

News of the launch comes after this newspaper revealed that more than a million households are being forced to accept bin collections every three or four weeks, because councils are trying to force them to recycle more.

这款垃圾桶发布之前，曾有报道称因议会希望当地家庭能更多地回收垃圾，有超过100万家庭的垃圾每隔三到四周才收集处理一次。

Data compiled by The Telegraph has revealed at least 18 councils have moved or will shortly be moving to three-weekly rubbish collections, while a further three have adopted or are trialing four-weekly collections.

每日电讯报》收集的数据显示，至少18个地区已经实行或即将实行每三周收集一次垃圾，3个地区甚至已经在实行或试验每四周收集一次垃圾了。

While reducing general bin collections councils are increasing the frequency of recycling collections in a bid to change people's behaviour.

虽然普通垃圾收集的次数减少了，但各地方议会增加了回收再利用垃圾的收集次数，力求改变居民的环保习惯。

It is thought that the bin could be stocked by department stores such as John Lewis, which said it is introducing new hi-tech recycling bins to satisfy increasing customer appetite for them.

据传，约翰?路易斯等百货公司正在考虑使用这款垃圾桶。约翰?路易斯曾透露正在引进一款新型的高科技回收垃圾桶，以满足日益增长的消费需求。

Matt Thomas, utility buyer at John Lewis, said: "We’ve recently seen a jump in specialist bins sales, with a 25 percent increase in the last few months alone. We have noticed our customers are becoming more and more sustainability focused, opting⁵ for dual⁶ compartment⁷ recycling bins that make it far easier to recycle different types of waste.

约翰?路易斯家用设施采购员马特?托马斯说：“在短短几个月里，我们的回收专用垃圾桶的销量就大幅增长了25%。我们发现，顾客们越来越注重可持续发展了，他们都会选择双格回收垃圾桶，以便于回收各种垃圾。”

"In response to this demand, we are really excited to introduce a new voice and sensor³ activated⁸ smart bin this autumn/winter season – designed to use innovative⁹ technology to make recycling more efficient and functional¹⁰ for the everyday home."

“为了满足这种需求，我们会在秋冬季引进一款配备声控传感器的新型智能垃圾桶，我们对此充满期待。这款垃圾桶运用创新科技，能使日常的家庭垃圾分类更加高效和实用。”

Bin.E's official release on the market will take place in 2018, however at first only a larger version designed for offices will be available.

Bin.E将在2018年正式发售这款产品，但在初期只能买到为办公场所设计的加大版垃圾桶。

The office bin will retail¹¹ at ￡430 while corporate¹² customers will need to pay a ￡107 subscription¹³ fee for an accompanying smartphone app, which hooks them up with collection services.

办公用垃圾桶的零售价将为430英镑，购买的公司还要为配套的手机应用支付107英镑的订购费用，以便与垃圾收集服务站联系。

A spokesman at Bin.E said the home version of the bin will be cheaper and will not include a monthly payment.

Bin.E的一个发言人表示，家用版垃圾桶会更便宜，也无须每月支付费用。

They added: "After the office version, we plan to create an outdoor version and later the home version. We decided¹⁴ to go for the outdoor version for public areas first because it is more difficult to organize an efficient waste segregating¹⁵ system than in our homes."

Bin.E补充道：“我们计划在办公室版垃圾桶上市后开发户外版，随后是家用版。我们决定先为公共场所开发户外版，因为在公共场所建立一个高效的垃圾分类系统比在家庭中难得多。”