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Surely you have ultra-wideband radios on your bins too?

144 points · 81 comments · simonjgreen

  1. mikestew · · focus · HN ↗
    That’s all well and good until the truck driver operating the mechanical arm drops your bin into the truck. Spoiler alert: the bin will not be fished out, it is now garbage.

    So those tags are going to have to be a little cheaper before I’ll use them. :-)

    1. simonjgreen · · focus · HN ↗
      I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that happening to someone!

      Luckily these are only £5 each <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.alibaba.com&#x2F;x&#x2F;1lBJtin?ck=pdp" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.alibaba.com&#x2F;x&#x2F;1lBJtin?ck=pdp

      The majority of cost is the wrover and the programming jig (which I think the manufacturer built to order, it’s very… home brew

      1. mikestew · · focus · HN ↗
        Yeah, our city’s new garbage contractor is kinda crap. After three weeks of no new bin (“You’ll get a new one on Tuesday.” “Which Tuesday?”), I sent the city solid waste manager after them. Next day, new bin. :-)
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