RFID is now being used by municipalities to monitor waste pickup. Waste Disposal trucks equipped with RFID readers pick up bins marked with RFID tags. The readers then record the exact time and place every time a waste bin is emptied. This permits a new degree of monitoring and control of the waste-disposal process. Benefits include:
ˇ Cheaper, faster, more accurate data reporting. No manual data-entry is required.
ˇ Billing of customers is more timely and accurate
ˇ Allows municipalities to monitor performance of sub-contractors
ˇ Unprecedented degree of control and traceability in disposing of hazardous or otherwise sensitive waste material
