The UK government is considering to tag trash. A “clean neighbourhoods” bill should to be introduced this autumn allowing local councils to charge householders for unsorted waste.

An electronic tag would be put on the bin, and a reader on the dustcart. Not any dustcart! this one would be smart, capable of figuring out the junk (glass, tins, AOL CDs, nuclear waste and so on), so it can swiftly tally up the tab and the bill can be sent to the owner.

From The Register, quoting The Sunday Times.