Bugged rubbish bins 'will charge'
More than 30 councils are fitting microchips to wheelie bins ahead of possible "pay as you throw" schemes.
It is the latest attempt to encourage more recycling to curb the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfill.
Household rubbish would be weighed to within 500 grams on collection trucks and the chips used to identify which property the bin belongs to.
Councils are expecting to get the go-ahead from the government to start using the chips to charge residents.
Whole article available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5404730.stm
Incredible. So what's to stop us simply putting our rubbish in the neighbour's bin then?
SF
More than 30 councils are fitting microchips to wheelie bins ahead of possible "pay as you throw" schemes.
It is the latest attempt to encourage more recycling to curb the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfill.
Household rubbish would be weighed to within 500 grams on collection trucks and the chips used to identify which property the bin belongs to.
Councils are expecting to get the go-ahead from the government to start using the chips to charge residents.
Whole article available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5404730.stm
Incredible. So what's to stop us simply putting our rubbish in the neighbour's bin then?
SF