Is Big Brother watching your empties? When Kings Mountain launches its new recycling program this month, it will be utilizing RFID tagged bins that the city says will allow it to track participation, as well as to find lost or stolen containers .
Preventing loss or theft is an important consideration for the recycling containers, which cost the city $48 each - more than $200,000 for 4,700 roll-out containers. Kings Mountain was aided by a $100,000 grant for the purchase. Mayor Rick Murphrey said that the tracking technology was an important consideration in securing the grant funding.
The recycling initiative is a single-stream approach. Plastic jugs, aluminum cans, newspapers and cardboard boxes can be mixed in the new containers. Previously, residents had to visit a recycling center and separate different categories of recyclables.
For every ton of recyclables diverted from the landfill, the city saves $33 in tippage fees.
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