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 ...

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 ...

Despite the well-known environmental benefits of recycling, it’s estimated that less than 10% of the world’s plastic gets recycled. Ganiga Innovation looks to bring that percentage up using AI-enabled ...

By rethinking how material is collected on-site, TOMMYcarts help customers recover more and waste less. They create a more ...

A family-run east London recycling firm is training a Chinese-built humanoid robot to sort waste on its conveyor belts, where staff turnover runs at 40 per cent and the fatality rate is eight times ...

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 ...

DONGGUAN, China, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- China's first fully automated textile waste sorting line has officially entered operation at Zhangjiagang Shanhesheng Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

Marketed as a virtual assistant for waste sorting, the Junker app helps consumers solve the everyday dilemma: ‘Can I recycle this?’ FoodNavigator asks co-founder Noemi De Santis how the start-up is ...

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 ...