Futurist - January 1, 2010
Imagine a trash can that actually sorts your recyclables for you--and then tells you how much money your garbage is worth. Currently being developed at Georgia Tech, Smart Trash receptacles are being touted as an ecologically sound method of waste disposal that's easy and rewarding to use. Trash receptacles equipped with scanners that read bar codes and other product tags would record much of what is thrown away, along with the items' potential re-sale value. T
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