Eugène-René Poubelle (born Caen, France, 15 April 1831, died Paris 16 July 1907) was the man who introduced the dustbin, or trash can, to Paris and after whom the French dustbin ("la poubelle") is now named.
Eugène-René Poubelle (born Caen, France, 15 April 1831, died Paris 16 July 1907) was the man who invented the dustbin, or trash can. First in Paris and after whom the French dustbin ("la poubelle") is now named.