Garbage cans in general are a place for objects that we want to forget about, an alter for wastes that we sacrifice. They are the black hole into which we place the evidence of our eating, drinking, smoking, and consumption; the evidence of our physical presence. The garbage cans in the theatre are designed to be visually attractive and to hide garbage in a stylized shell. Thus they are better at their job of allowing us to forget our waste than most garbage cans.