Radio Taiwan International 
Date: 10 December, 2018
By: Andrew Ryan

A man demonstrates Taipei’s new iTrash system, which allows people to toss their trash 24-hours a day. (CNA photo)

Smart phones, smart watches, and now smart trash cans? This new Taipei City endeavor is called iTrash.

You start by inserting your EZ Card – the debit card used in the city’s transit system. Then you simply drop your trash in the slot. For 0.2 kilos or less, it’s one Taiwan dollar. For a half kilo or less it’s four Taiwan dollars, and a kilo or less is eight Taiwan dollars.

The new machines eliminate the need to chase the trash truck, and the need to buy government issue trash bags.

You can also get money back on your recyclables, in the form of credit on your EZ card. You can get one Taiwan dollar for ten plastic bottles or for eight cans… and there’s no need to bring the exact number, the machine keeps a tally of your deposits.
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