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 ...

ZenRobotics Ltd., headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, has launched the latest version of its robotic waste sorting system, permitting operators to fully train the ZenRobotics Recycler (ZRR). With full ...

An increasing amount of electronic waste is not being properly disposed of but is often discarded together with plastic waste, for example. If the batteries in these products are damaged, they can ...

ASU is enhancing its efforts to improve landfill diversion with a new type of waste-sorting system installed last week. With the amount of foot traffic through the MU, it was necessary to find a way ...

Some might say A.I. is garbage, but it's actually helping humans in several ways – even helping them organize just that. Young innovators Ian Goodine and Ethan Walko have developed the AuditPRO, a ...

A simple online game can teach people to more accurately sort waste -- with lasting results, a new study has found. Study participants who played the game received immediate feedback on their sorting ...

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 ...

Through the efforts of the Hanley Sustainability Institute, the University of Dayton has been improving its waste management each year. In 2024, HSI Summer Fellow Lia Schmidt piloted a new recycling ...

Have you ever had that moment standing dumbfounded in front of different-colored waste bins, trying to decide where exactly to toss out your item? The good news is that a little simple education can ...

Longwood, Florida-based Waste Pro is inviting the public to tour its new 100,000 square-foot recycling sorting facility in Tarrant, an occasion that will offer a glimpse of what happens after that ...

Boulder has published a digital waste sorting guide for community members explaining how to dispose of different types of waste in Boulder County. The Waste Sorting 101 guide provides information ...

China started small-scale trials of waste sorting in 2000, but landfill sites and unmanaged waste continued to encircle cities and local people protested plans to build more incinerators. Gradually, ...