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Microchips in your bin?!
The Guardian reports last week on the rise of the microchipped bin and that some folk think this may mean the beginning of a 'pay as you throw' tax on local households. Local Authorities claim it is simply to keep track of which bin belongs to which house.
However, the Guardian's Bibi Van Zee suggests while householders who only produce 14% of waste are being given a hard time the real culprits in the rubbish wars, business and industry, are being let off lightly. Instead of being subjected to the same sticks as householders, industry is being offered all carrot and working only on a voluntary basis to reduce waste and packaging, even though reducing waste could result in big savings for business. As Bibi Van Zee suggests, "relying on businesses to deal with this all by themselves seems like a slow and nervous way of taking action."
So is too much time spent waving the finger at householders? Should we be demanding more of business? Am I sounding like a member of the Taxpayers Alliance if I say I agree with Bibi's analysis?
Meanwhile the Daily Mash offers their own unique take on the microchipped wheelie bins (persons of a nervous disposition proceed with caution when clicking through to the Daily Mash, this is satire and not for the faint hearted)
However, the Guardian's Bibi Van Zee suggests while householders who only produce 14% of waste are being given a hard time the real culprits in the rubbish wars, business and industry, are being let off lightly. Instead of being subjected to the same sticks as householders, industry is being offered all carrot and working only on a voluntary basis to reduce waste and packaging, even though reducing waste could result in big savings for business. As Bibi Van Zee suggests, "relying on businesses to deal with this all by themselves seems like a slow and nervous way of taking action."
So is too much time spent waving the finger at householders? Should we be demanding more of business? Am I sounding like a member of the Taxpayers Alliance if I say I agree with Bibi's analysis?
Meanwhile the Daily Mash offers their own unique take on the microchipped wheelie bins (persons of a nervous disposition proceed with caution when clicking through to the Daily Mash, this is satire and not for the faint hearted)
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Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Even my cat has a microchip. It's the size of a grain of rice and goes in the back of the neck. Costs about £20 I think.
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Permalink Reply by Chris brock on
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My bin has a pattern of tiny scars in its plastic casing. I guess you could call them micro-chips...
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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on
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I think I prefer my Daily Mash.
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Permalink Reply by Ruth on
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This whole microchipping assumes that people live in nuclear family type homes, that a 'household' equals one family etc. Maybe in the suburbs that might be ok (but even then, debateable) but round here? HMO's??
I share a bin with my downstairs neighbour- we have one each but we dont produce that much rubbish (we recycle a lot) so how is the microchipping gonna work for us?
please, leave our bins alone and tackle the real culprits of irresponsible businesses and flytippers and the like. Those who just chuck and go.
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