Your trash bin just got a camera, fam
Okay so, get this — Recology, our beloved (and, let's be real, only) waste management company, is putting cameras on garbage trucks here in the City. Like, not just for safety, but to make sure you're not overfilling your bin. Seriously. You know how sometimes you got that extra Amazon box or, let’s say, you just hosted a party and your blue bin is practically overflowing onto the sidewalk? Yeah, they're watching that now. They're gonna hit you with warnings first, and then eventually, fees. This isn't some far-off tech bro dystopia, this is happening in 11 Bay Area cities, and you just know San Francisco is gonna be on the front lines of this.
### Why This Matters for San Francisco
This feels hella specific to San Francisco, right? We're a city of small spaces, shared bins, and sometimes, just a whole lot of stuff. Think about folks living in those old Victorians in the Haight or those apartment buildings in the Outer Sunset where bins are already crammed. And let's not even start on the weekly battle to get your cans out on the hill without them rolling down to Market Street.
* **Space is a premium:** In a city where a tiny studio costs more than most mortgages, we don't have infinite space for trash. * **The "stuff" economy:** We're all ordering more online. Those boxes add up. * **Enforcement questions:** Who decides what's "too full"? Is it gonna be some algorithm? * **Cost implications:** Another fee? In *this* economy?
It's just another layer of monitoring in a city that already feels like it's constantly under a microscope, from those scooters clogging sidewalks to the ever-present surveillance cameras. It’s like they don't trust us to manage our own garbage, even after we pay an arm and a leg for the service. That's the City, fam — fog, hills, and all.
Vivian Leung, MiTL Sports Desk, San Francisco.
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