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The Institute for Public Policy Research said a "pay as you throw" system was the only way to improve the UK's poor recycling record.
The UK recycled or composted only 18% of waste in 2003-04, IPPR figures show.
Meanwhile, the Mail on Sunday reports 500,000 bins in England have been given "bugs" to record homes' waste habits.
The newspaper says the devices carry a unique serial number which can be scanned when the bin is tipped into a refuse lorry and that some lorries carry weighing equipment.
It has raised suspicions some local authorities are planning to charge residents for the weight of rubbish collected, the paper says.
Meanwhile, the Mail on Sunday reports 500,000 bins in England have been given "bugs" to record homes' waste habits.