At Stony Brook University, researchers are developing an AI-assisted system to analyze and characterize contaminated items in ...

The sorting technology provider says its latest Finder device can sort red metals, stainless steel and other mixed metals and alloys streams. A Finder Color batch sorting option allows operators to ...

There are a number of startups working to improve trash sorting with robots. AMP Robotics is near the top of the list, coupling a picker and a conveyor belt to sort materials in large, automated ...

When the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, brought a group of government and packaging industry leaders together for the Pacific Northwest Secondary Sorting Demonstration Project ...

The world is drowning in trash. Global waste is expected to reach 3.8 billion metric tons by 2050, almost double what we throw away today. Cutting back on consumption would help, but that’s easier ...

The waste crisis is devastating our planet. A lot of the stuff we throw gets dumped in landfills. These massive waste disposal sites are often created by destroying forests or inhabitable lands. For ...