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Eugène Poubelle

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Gender Male
Death116 years ago
Date of birth April 15,1831
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Caen
France
Date of died July 15,1907
DiedParis
France
Resting place Carcassonne
ResidenceParis
NationalityFrench
Known forIntroducing dustbin / 'La Poubelle' to France
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Eugène Poubelle Life story


Eugène-René Poubelle was a French lawyer and diplomat who introduced waste containers to Paris and made their use compulsory. This introduction was so innovative at the time that Poubelle's surname became synonymous with waste bins and remains the most common French word for a bin.

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