Did city really do its homework on trash bin tracking chips?

Re “Don’t replace trash bins. Replace mayor and six council members.” (July 20): Talk about adding insult to injury! Now our esteemed city leadership is going to charge us for “new trash bins” at the cost of $64 million. Well, I suppose it’s cheaper than the millions that the city spent on minimally used bike lanes.

I can’t wait until the city wants to charge us for new trash bins because the tracking chips have failed. I also wonder if the city is going to hire additional staff to manage the chip tracking process. A question for city leaders: What other cities’ experiences regarding the tracking chips did you research?

— Frank Laughton, Mission Hills

Instead of spending millions to replace the current black trash containers just so they can add a “chip” for tracking purposes, has anyone considered looking into a chip or QR code that could be affixed to the existing trash containers via technology that already exists in a security or retail environment? Save a few million on new containers. Save the environment from discarded containers.

— Barry Whitson, Rancho Peñasquitos