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."

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Re:how come

[Fizzl]

And now we have descended from at least reading the blurp to merely having a glimpse at the title before posting most obvious useless post one can imagine.

The topics should be color coded by section, so I could only scan for red/blue for politics and shoot off a "GW was a wanker, Obama is teh shit" for instant +5 win.

PS. Chrome spell checker doesn't recognize the word 'wanker', curious...

Re:Recycling is Bullshit

[Kymermosst]

Where I live it's not just homeless people picking through your trash cans. The meth-heads and other criminals also do so.

If you put a box for a computer or TV in your recycling bin, you'd better make sure it can't be recognized as such, or sooner or later your house will be burglarized.