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My town's old recycling bins versus the new ones with the RFID tags
We had those basic blue bins for years. People just threw anything in there. Got a letter saying our whole street's pickup got rejected last month. Now we have the tagged bins from RecycleSmart. They weigh them and send a report. Our contamination rate dropped from like 40% to under 10% in three months. Anyone else's city try this tracking system?
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bettywood7mo ago
That tracking stuff feels like a step too far. Getting a report on your trash is just weird and kind of invasive. The old system worked fine if people just learned the rules.
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derek9947mo ago
It's just more of that constant data collection we see everywhere now.
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evan_wilson187mo ago
Wait, is the report actually about your specific trash? I always thought it was just a general note on the whole building's pickup, @bettywood. Like if the truck couldn't get to the bins because someone parked in front of them, or if there was a ton of stuff that shouldn't have been put out. The old system did work, but people never really learned the rules, so now everyone gets a note. It's more about the truck crew reporting a problem spot than someone looking in your bin.
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