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Dallas-based husband-and-wife team Jeff and Liz Helfrich created the Solecan, a dual-use can for both trash and recycling made from recycled plastics. The whole idea behind the prototype is to cut down on “lazy” trashing — throwing recyclables in the trash because a recycling container is not close by.