Be careful of what you throw; Big Brother is monitoring your rubbish bin...

Householders who put 'the wrong sort of rubbish' in their bins are to face re-education visits from council officers at their homes.

They will be told how they are failing to recycle properly and will be encouraged to 'do better'.

Bureaucrats are using microchips placed in bins to measure the volume of rubbish thrown away - and the contents may also be analysed in a search for plastic, glass or other items that should have been recycled instead.

Those who break strict rules will first be contacted in writing, but may be confronted by a council officer on their doorstep if they offend again. More...

See also:

1. Nanny state spends more than £3000 tax-payers' money to prosecute a man whose bin had fallen over!!! 
2. Britain: Spies to tap into all e-mails and phone calls...
3. Naples: Why the Mafia loves garbage...