is it really worth all the effort, why don't they do what they do in Belgium,
bin lorries only pickup the official council bin bags which can be bought in the supermarket in rolls and cost a euro for each bag - simple, pay as you go pre paid bin collections
but no, this pilot scheme has a much better idea...
'From April the amount of non-recycled waste thrown away by families in five areas of Britain will be monitored using hidden microchips.
As well as the expense of putting chips in bins, councils which adopt the scheme will have to pay for weighing machines in refuse collection trucks, locks to stop people dumping their rubbish in neighbours' bins and potentially higher costs for cleaning up litter if the scheme leads to increased fly-tipping.
Councils will also have to invest in new administrative systems and computer technology to work out bills for individual households.
The revelation that bailiffs would be used to collect debts was made by Joan Ruddock, the environment minister, in response to a written question.',
isn't that a little OTT, why don't they follow the Belgium model ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...8/nbins128.xml
My conclusion is, the technology companies have sold the idea to those in charge who think it is wonderful and yippee the way to go.
Milan.
bin lorries only pickup the official council bin bags which can be bought in the supermarket in rolls and cost a euro for each bag - simple, pay as you go pre paid bin collections
but no, this pilot scheme has a much better idea...
'From April the amount of non-recycled waste thrown away by families in five areas of Britain will be monitored using hidden microchips.
As well as the expense of putting chips in bins, councils which adopt the scheme will have to pay for weighing machines in refuse collection trucks, locks to stop people dumping their rubbish in neighbours' bins and potentially higher costs for cleaning up litter if the scheme leads to increased fly-tipping.
Councils will also have to invest in new administrative systems and computer technology to work out bills for individual households.
The revelation that bailiffs would be used to collect debts was made by Joan Ruddock, the environment minister, in response to a written question.',
isn't that a little OTT, why don't they follow the Belgium model ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...8/nbins128.xml
My conclusion is, the technology companies have sold the idea to those in charge who think it is wonderful and yippee the way to go.
Milan.
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