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Smart Trash Carts Tell If You Haven't Been Recycling
Starting next year Cleveland residents face paying a $100 fine if they don't recycle, and the city's new high-tech trash cans will keep track if they don't. The new cans are embedded with radio frequency identification chips and bar codes which keep track of how often residents take them to the curb. If the chip shows you haven't brought your recycle can out in a while, a lucky trash supervisor will go through your can looking for recyclables. From the article: "Trash carts containing more than 10 percent recyclable material could lead to a $100 fine, according to Waste Collection Commissioner Ronnie Owens. Recyclables include glass, metal cans, plastic bottles, paper and cardboard."
Yeah! Stick it to that evil minimum-wage worker hired to sort through the recycles, who has no influence on the laws or on this program whatsoever. That'll show 'em!
Why? You're giving it to them already, aren't you?
If you're concerned about privacy, buy a shredder.
If the though of the e-e-evil city gub'mint having your trash bothers you, dispose of it yourself.
I'm fairly sure that an unrestricted anonymous waste disposal service wasn't guaranteed in the constitution.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?