Here they are, lining the streets of our city - The Cow Bins of Shoreditch/Hackney! I have noticed them in the past, but never really thought about it. I think the sight of such pleasant cow-looking bins is able to nestle itself into someone's mind subconsciously. Maybe the contrast of farm animal camouflage against the landscape of the urban jungle is that powerful that they subliminally merge into each other and the Cow Bins blend into the natural backdrop of Hackney. Or maybe I am looking too far into it...or not enough as the case may be.

The Cow Bins will not be anything new and exciting to a lot of people, they have been around for ages. In all likeliness they are not even going to be of much interest to anybody. However, I look past the boring concept of disguising grotty grundons as nice, pretty cows and see their inner beauty - the ability to transform our streets into a much more pleasant environment in which to be and walk around in. I certainly felt more comfortable approaching the Cow Bins rather than a load of skanky, rot containers - nearly getting run over in the process:
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