At AMP, a company that builds artificial intelligence-powered recycling systems, founder Matanya Horowitz has another way of ...

Artificial intelligence and automation are impacting some jobs that humans don't always want to do. Robots are being used to sort through waste at recycling centers to combat worker shortages. In some ...

The new optical sorting technology allows for precise and efficient sorting of postconsumer plastics. Cimbria’s new optical sorters provide advanced sorting of plastics with precise material ...

"Oscar Sort" is the University of Wisconsin's new artificial-intelligence waste and recycling assistant, introduced by the ...

ZION CROSSROADS — Before van der Linde Recycling opened its municipal household waste facility in November, it took multiple Time Disposal trucks to pick up waste and recycling from its customers.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Do you know how to sort your trash? The city says hundreds of large companies and organizations in San Francisco don't. In response, supervisors are voting on legislation that ...

Maintaining optical sorters can help a recycling system reach its optimum efficiency, a field supervisor says. Checking valves can be a critical maintenance step, since a broken or clogged valve leads ...

SANTA ROSA - Santa Rosa's Recology Center has a syringe problem. Hypodermic needles are being improperly placed in recycling sources at alarming levels which puts workers at serious risk. "There's a ...