Robots are taking over the dirty work of sorting through our trash and turning it into valuable resources. And not just any robots, but smart robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ...

Greasy pizza box, takeaway coffee cup, plastic yogurt pot—are they trash or recycling? What can and can’t be recycled is often confusing, not least because the answer depends on the facilities at your ...

You might want to rethink that congratulatory pat-on-the-back you give yourself when choosing to recycle instead of trash your venti Starbucks cup. Recent studies have found that up to 79 percent of ...

A Max-AI AQC unit installed at Penn Waste’s York, Pennsylvania, MRF ensures the PET stream is free from non-PET materials. Image: Penn Waste Recycling and waste businesses are striving to adapt to the ...

Peer into a recycling bin and you'll almost certainly see a problem. Plastic trays, bottles, films all tangled together, ...

Changing markets and confusion over what can be thrown in recycling bins has forced some communities to rethink or even suspend their recycling programs. But many more recycling programs are working ...

A simple online game can teach people to more accurately sort waste—with lasting results, a new UBC study has found. Study participants who played the game developed by UBC researchers received ...

Partnership with Intuitive AI to Set a New Standard in Arena Sustainability Rip City Reuse to Expand to All Fountain Beverage Cups Starting October 16 PORTLAND, Ore. (October 16, 2024) – The Portland ...

The global equipment provider says its sorting technology installed in Stockholm can process 50 tons of municipal solid waste per hour. Equipment at the SVOA Stockholm plant has been positioned on ...

New data says the number of carton-sorting MRFs has expanded to serve 62% of California counties, back above a key ...