{"id":402309,"date":"2010-03-05T07:37:10","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T12:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/?p=35946"},"modified":"2010-03-05T07:37:10","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T12:37:10","slug":"spy-chips-hidden-in-2-5-million-dustbins-60pc-rise-in-electronic-bugs-as-council-snoopers-plan-pay-as-you-throw-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/402309","title":{"rendered":"Spy chips hidden in 2.5 MILLION dustbins: 60pc rise in electronic bugs as council snoopers plan pay-as-you-throw tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Doughty
\nUK<\/a> Daily Mail<\/a><\/a>
\nMarch5, 2010<\/p>\n

The growing threat of a stealth tax on the rubbish we throw away was exposed by startling figures yesterday.<\/p>\n

More than 2.5million homes now have wheelie bins fitted with microchips to weigh their contents.<\/p>\n

This is an increase of nearly two-thirds in just a year. The bins, which can be electronically identified and weighed, are designed for \u2018pay-as-you-throw\u2019 rubbish tax schemes.<\/p>\n

Under such schemes\u00a0 –\u00a0 which are likely to be hugely unpopular\u00a0 –\u00a0 families who put out more waste will pay higher taxes to their local council.<\/p>\n

Disclosure of the rapid spread of chipped bins followed the announcement this week of the first council to bring in a bin tax. Bristol City is presenting its scheme as a reward for recyclers, with cash payments to homes that leave out less rubbish.<\/p>\n

The spread of chipped bins marks the revival of a tax idea that the Government<\/a> appeared to have abandoned last year.<\/p>\n

Full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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