Dive summary:
- Members of the Largo, Fla. community will receive new recycling bins which contain embedded radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchips built into each receptacle.
- This technology is implemented to keep track of residents recycling habits and is seen as a valuable way to advance the customer service experience, each bin is geo-tagged with an address and capable of time-stamping pick-ups
- Each new bin will cost $55 and the public works department wants to make the embedded carts standard in every residence.
From the article:
"Largo will become one of 66 cities and counties in Florida doing this, including Dunedin, Oldsmar and Safety Harbor."
"Under the new recycling program, which is to be launched by next February, residents will toss recyclables into new carts with wheels similar to Largo's garbage bins. They'll be able to recycle glass, more types of plastic, juice and milk cartons, aluminum foil and tin cans."
"This would give us the ability to potentially... to verify pickups through RFID readers on the actual trucks," said Chas Jordan, a management analyst for Largo's public works department."
