Video monitoring on board garbage trucks can see what you're throwing away. Radio tags on waste carts link rule-breakers' address to the infraction and could result in fines.

Starting this month, the regional district will be watching what you throw in the garbage - except in West Kelowna.
And repeatedly tossing the wrong materials into your curbside waste carts could find you receiving a $150 fine.
"We'll monitor compliance by individual households using technology approved last year in the three municipalities (Kelowna, Lake Country and Peachland) and two electoral areas," said Regional Waste Reduction Office manager Peter Rotheisler.
"Collection trucks are mounted with cameras that can differentiate the type of materials dumped into their hoppers from the wheeled waste carts, imbedded with radio frequency identification tags linking the carts to a specific address."
Residents will be notified of a problem: either materials that were not supposed to be in the cart or that the cart was not set up properly at the curb.
They'll also receive a copy of photos taken at the time of the infraction along with educational material on what should or should not be included in the cart.  
For subsequent violations, the offender's municipal bylaw department will be notified and the resident could be fined.
While most residents put the proper materials into their carts, some don't, said Rotheisler.
"This new approach is meant to specifically target individual households and residents that are misusing the curbside program, something that isn't possible with traditional awareness, education and advertising campaigns," he said.
"Contaminating the various waste streams is expensive and unnecessary. The wrong item in the garbage, recycling or yard waste cart can damage equipment, cause workplace injuries and typically costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for extra monitoring, sorting, handling and equipment. 
"It's an ongoing problem that has not improved in recent years.  We anticipate this targeted
monitoring and enforcement program will bring some improvement."
West Kelowna refused to participate in the program, citing concerns about residents' privacy.