You may not think about it when tossing that empty cat food can into your curbside recycling container, but downstream there is a small army of people at Penn Waste trying to separate usable items ...

The city of Decatur is considering upgrades to its recycling facility using AI.

According to IDS Imaging Development Systems, only around 200,000 of 1.4 million tonnes of textile waste is actually checked and categorised, with the rest being sent either for more environmentally ...

Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters ends up in landfills or the environment. So how can plastic recycling be more efficient? A review article by ...

Entrepreneurs and investors are continuing to offer new technologies designed to help recyclers upgrade and trade material. Left to right: Shane Mellor of Mellor Metals (at podium); Sean Davidson of ...

Penn Waste has implemented AI-powered robots to improve the safety and efficiency of its recycling sorting process. Developed by startup Glacier, the AI robots can identify 70 different materials and ...