Wheaton Swaps Out Stickers for High-Tech Garbage Cans

WHEATON, IL - Garbage collection will soon get a bit more high-tech in Wheaton.

The village of Wheaton will be doing away with garbage stickers and will instead be use permanent tags on its garbage cans and RFID technology to track and bill customers starting in October under a new five-year contract with Lakeshore Recycling Systems, according to the Daily Herald.

The Daily Herald reports:

The new system will continue the city's current pay-as-you-throw model, but it will use RFID tags to do so. The tags will be placed on all garbage and recycling carts, allowing them to wirelessly charge "tipping fees" to each customer's account when they are lifted onto the truck via an mechanical arm.

The move is expected to save residents money, according to Suburban Life Publications. Lakeshore Recycling will also be offering a food scraps recycling program for residents to participate in, the Daily Herald reports.

The city will still use stickers, which will cost $2.75 each for the first year, for electronic/bulk/white goods, yard/organic waste and garbage overage, according to Suburban Life Publications.

Suburban Life Publications reports:

For a five-week period beginning in mid-September, residents will be able to exchange their old stickers for new Lakeshore stickers or receive a cash refund, Duguay said. For the first two weeks in October, Lakeshore will honor all Advanced Disposal Services stickers purchased by residents.
Highland Park also recently approved RFID technology for its garbage program.

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More information regarding the new program can be found by downloading the August 2016 Wheaton newsletter.

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