[0]You may wonder where your trash ends up after its carted away. Well, now a new tracking device could tell you the answer. It can be attached to domestic waste before its thrown away. It switches on when a sensor detects motion. Its SIM card will then locate a nearby cellphone tower and text back the coordinates. Software can analyze the signal strength to figure out the tags precise location. Last summer the signal strength to figure out the tags precise location. Last summer the tags were tested in Seattle with sixty pieces of trash. Next month, thousands more will be dispatched in New York, Seattle and London. The team hopes that by pinning down where different types of trash end up the waste removal system can be made more efficient.
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