City aims to save taxpayers money with tracking systemNews Talk Radio staff
The City of Saskatoon is hoping to save taxpayers money by putting tags on black garbage carts.
The small plastic tags have a barcode that link the garbage bin to the resident’s address. The barcode is scanned by the trucks on collection day and helps track if a cart has been emptied or missed.
The city estimates that missed collections cost taxpayers about $155,000 a year. The project could save the city $200,000 per year.
The barcodes can also track which carts need to be repaired or replaced.read more Reported by CJME 52 minutes ago.