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| Bugged rubbish bins 'will charge' | Bugged rubbish bins 'will charge' |
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| More than 30 councils are fitting microchips to wheelie bins ahead of possible "pay as you throw" schemes. | More than 30 councils are fitting microchips to wheelie bins ahead of possible "pay as you throw" schemes. |
| It is the latest attempt to encourage more recycling to curb the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfill. | It is the latest attempt to encourage more recycling to curb the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfill. |
| Household rubbish would be weighed to within 500 grams on collection trucks and the chips used to identify which property the bin belongs to. | Household rubbish would be weighed to within 500 grams on collection trucks and the chips used to identify which property the bin belongs to. |
| Councils are expecting to get the go-ahead from the government to start using the chips to charge residents. | Councils are expecting to get the go-ahead from the government to start using the chips to charge residents. |
| Many local authorities are in favour of "pay as you throw" and are already anticipating the changes, according to the information uncovered by BBC One's Real Story. | Many local authorities are in favour of "pay as you throw" and are already anticipating the changes, according to the information uncovered by BBC One's Real Story. |
| CHIP COUNCILS INCLUDE AlnwickCrewe and NantwichDevizesHarrowHynburnPeterboroughSt HelensSouth NorfolkWoking | |
| But Paul Bettison, chairman of the Local Government Association's environment board, appreciates that certain councils have taken the wrong approach. | But Paul Bettison, chairman of the Local Government Association's environment board, appreciates that certain councils have taken the wrong approach. |
| "Any council that's issued chipped bins and hasn't informed their residents I would say has scored something of an own goal. We need to work with the public and it's sad that seemingly some councils didn't," he said. | "Any council that's issued chipped bins and hasn't informed their residents I would say has scored something of an own goal. We need to work with the public and it's sad that seemingly some councils didn't," he said. |
| Tough decisions | |
| Once weighed, a bill for the waste would be sent to the owner. | Once weighed, a bill for the waste would be sent to the owner. |
| Local authorities do not yet have the power to use the chips to charge people but have started introducing them in the expectation that they will be used. | Local authorities do not yet have the power to use the chips to charge people but have started introducing them in the expectation that they will be used. |
| Councils are trying to encourage recycling | |
| The Mail on Sunday reported that an estimated 25,000 chips had been removed by disgruntled residents in Bournemouth. | The Mail on Sunday reported that an estimated 25,000 chips had been removed by disgruntled residents in Bournemouth. |
| Mr Bettison told BBC News in August that he expected weighing schemes to be commonplace across the UK within two years. | Mr Bettison told BBC News in August that he expected weighing schemes to be commonplace across the UK within two years. |
| With an estimated nine years of landfill space left, councils up and down the UK are faced with tough decisions about what to do with the UK's waste. | |
| Simply burying rubbish in the ground is no longer an option. | Simply burying rubbish in the ground is no longer an option. |
| Compulsory recycling | |
| Local authorities face tough fines from the government on what they bury and by 2010 they will have to meet 40% of recycling targets to avoid EU sanctions. | Local authorities face tough fines from the government on what they bury and by 2010 they will have to meet 40% of recycling targets to avoid EU sanctions. |
| In some areas recycling is now compulsory, meaning if people do not comply rubbish will not be cleared away and they could face prosecution. | In some areas recycling is now compulsory, meaning if people do not comply rubbish will not be cleared away and they could face prosecution. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY If I find a bug in my bin it will go straight back to the council offices Andrew Howlett, Manchester Send us your comments | |
| Alternate weekly collections are one way of tackling the problem but they have not been warmly welcomed by residents who say councils need to collect the domestic waste more frequently. | Alternate weekly collections are one way of tackling the problem but they have not been warmly welcomed by residents who say councils need to collect the domestic waste more frequently. |
| Mr Bettison believes that if people want to keep weekly collections of all household waste they will have to face the reality that it is going to cost them. | Mr Bettison believes that if people want to keep weekly collections of all household waste they will have to face the reality that it is going to cost them. |
| "If you wanted us to collect both bins each week that would mean doubling the number of collections and that would add approximately £100 a year to your council tax. | "If you wanted us to collect both bins each week that would mean doubling the number of collections and that would add approximately £100 a year to your council tax. |
| "There may be people who wouldn't want to pay that." | "There may be people who wouldn't want to pay that." |
| Real Story's report on rubbish is on BBC One on Wednesday 4 October at 1930 BST. | Real Story's report on rubbish is on BBC One on Wednesday 4 October at 1930 BST. |