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Amsterdam's Smart System of Underground Garbage Bins
You don't think racoons are wily enough to steal an RFID card? Hah!!
Where we live (Canada) we're lucky to have both recycling and municipal composting. Combined with careful shopping we throw out maybe 3-4 small bags of garbage/year. We're always trying for less.
Mike.
Hi Rain this is a nationwide system we have all over the Netherlands and is in most municipalities only used for what we call "restafval" so called hard to recycle stuff and separate ones for glass. It indeed works great and is always a spectacular sight when one is emptied. Most households in the Netherlands have small roller containers (stored in your backyard) for green, plastic and cardboard waste. Roll them to the street in the evening and picked up early in the morning, that is the main system.
Whenever I see these trucks pass by I imagine what it would be like for the guys driving it and operating the arm to explain their jobs on parties. Instead of a "garbage man", your a Robot Arm Operator! :D It doesn't get much better than that :D
The only drawback is when a bag gets stuck in the roller door or it malfunctions otherwise, most people tend to leave their bags next to it instead of lugging it back home. (That's what all the stickers on the thing are about)
Another cool feature is that some of these feature a small door on the rear where you can drop small bits of trash in without needing an RFID card.