I don't think the siting was well thought out (of the park in general); the garbage cans are hideous no matter where you put them, and in a small space, with limited choice.........still....they are too close to the seats.
(of note, in my experience, Parks rarely gets to decide where bins in its parks go.........waste management does}. This is a side effect of Parks having lost responsibility for garbage in Parks.
Waste management tends to think about what's convenient for them in terms of pick-up, rather that what makes sense aesthetically or for the Park user.
I have no doubt they can be influenced to do better, but too few people try)
The park itself is also very small; I have an ongoing issue w/the current desire to accept on-site park space even where that represents barely usable space.
This is a product of parks having sat on its acquisition $$$ for the most part, for almost a generation.
The message having come down from the pols.......we need parks already, why is the money gathering dust?
But instead of spending it strategically, now they're trying to avoid putting in the proverbial bank.
