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April 14, 2008

Bin Brother Is Watching You - Microchips In Your Recycling Baskets

Leave it to the innovative Aussies - There is revolution going on in waste management, which Big Brother would be proud of.

Tucked away under the rim of wheelie bins found in two Sydney councils are small radio frequency tracking devices collecting information on a household's waste habits.

CCN is wondering when you will be held accountable for not recycling that aluminum can...or better yet, the ensuing scandal of a plastic water bottle appearing in the Mayors waste bin the night after she voted to outlaw them at city council.

ABC News covers the story here.

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