After the topic has been shrouded in controversy and attacked by pro-privacy groups across the UK, wheelie bin microchips are becoming a hot-topic in the world of politics and recycling. In response to many councils investing in the microchip systems, West Berkshire has announced that the council will not be joining in the trend.
The council which made a statement following the media hype has said that they prefer to encourage recycle as opposed to enforcing it via the use of technology. Both West Berkshire and North Hampshire confirmed last week that waste monitoring will not be implemented in these councils.
Wiltshire, which borders these councils, has already opted to install wheelie bin microchips. The trend is sweeping the UK as up to 68 councils of the 435 have already implemented the new technology at least in the form of trials and regional testing neighbourhoods.
Big Brother Watch, a pro-privacy group which has spoken out against the technology, issued a report which showed that there as been a 62 percent increase in UK councils using technology to monitor waste dumping by household. The report states that councils across the UK have been systematically installing the technology in an effort to monitor residents waste habits.
However, under the 2008 Veolia contract which supplies West Berkshire with 45,000 green waste bins, Council leader, Graham Jones has said that none had been installed with microchip technology. Several of the members on the council have clearly stated that the council has no intention of installing the technology or adopting waste monitoring policies in the near future.
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