Beware! Be very aware! Radio Frequency Identity is about. A chip is embedded in your wheelie bin and it identifies your bin. It tells the waste collectors and their masters that the bin and its contents are exclusive to you and your household. Today the information is used only to to assure the Masters that the bin has been collected, emptied and returned to the right place. Tomorrow the information will have added value. The Masters will know the quantity and make-up of your household waste. Perhaps to charge by weight for the waste collection. Perhaps to charge a penalty for placing 'recycle and compost' waste in the wrong bin. Perhaps to build a picture of the life style that creates such types of waste. Even perhaps to link to your ID card, to expand your security profile.
An Orwellian fantasy? Of course! But the first building block is in place - the chip-in-the-bin.
Karl Lawrence
