Wednesday, March 21, 2007

FartCam Sniffs Out Trash Tippers

UK - A council is to hide cameras inside baked bean tins and brick walls to catch residents who put rubbish in the wrong bins.

The covert surveillance has been ordered by Ealing council to target 'enviro-criminals' an Evening Standard investigation has found. (more)

UPDATE... EALING council was rubbished' in national and London press this week over its decision to use hidden cameras in bags of rubbish. ... (reply) "We make no apology for taking the toughest action against those few who continue to blight our borough without any thought of the impact on the majority of residents." (more)