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 ...

We all know the issues created by plastic waste. Now more than ever, emphasis is being placed on handling this resource in a responsible, sustainable manner to ensure plastics can be recycled. Plus, ...

A pre-conference workshop at Recycling Today’s Plastics Recycling Conference & Trade Show in late June addressed advances in optical sorting technology for separating and sorting plastics. Workshop ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

Recycling is hard. Most Americans don’t know what should go into their recycling bins — and when they guess, they often guess wrong and gum up the works of recycling facilities in the process. This ...

A company in eastern China is using an artificial intelligence-powered machine to sort clothes and boost recycling.

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 Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) – Europe has released a new case study titled Unlocking Recycling Potential: Automated Sorting Trials of Medical Plastic Waste, research building upon ...

To celebrate the grand reopening of the 54,000-square-foot Peabody Recycling Center, located at 109 Newbury St., Republic Services marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting before showing off the ...