Quirky new bins that allow people to vote with their rubbish have popped up across the city.

Sotonians can now answer some of life's most divisive questions by throwing their rubbish away.

Barbie or Oppenheimer? Craig David or Scott Mills?

These are just some of the questions being posed to residents and visitors to Southampton thanks to the new Big Ballot Bins.

The three Big Ballot Bins, found in the city centre, are the first of their kind and have been funded by environmental charity Hubbub as part of their anti-litter campaign.

The bins use sensors to detect and count which option the public vote for as they throw away their litter, with digital screens keeping track of the score.

Daily Echo: One of the new Big Ballot Bins in Southampton One of the new Big Ballot Bins in Southampton (Image: Southampton City Council)

Lord Mayor of Southampton, Cllr Valerie Laurent, welcomed the launch of the scheme.

She said: “Southampton strives to be a cleaner, greener city, not only for those of us living and working here now, but for future generations to come.

"The ballot bins are an innovative idea and I hope will make a difference in making sure people are disposing of their litter properly, whilst having some fun in the process."

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The trial, established and designed as part of a partnership between the council and Hubbub, in collaboration with KFC, is part of a project to tackle litter.

Gavin Ellis, director and co-founder at Hubbub, said: "Since we created the Ballot Bin voting ashtray back in 2016 and saw it successfully nudging smokers to bin their butts, Hubbub has wanted to test the same approach with litter bins.

“We're always looking for creative ways to reduce littering and we hope the new Big Ballot Bins, which are built based on proven behaviour change principles, will do just that.

“We’ll be tracking the impact they have through independent, scientific measurement.”

The council is not only encouraging the public to do their part and throw away their rubbish, but also to share their decisions on social media using #PickYourSide.