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 Decatur City Council unanimously approved the purchase of three artificial intelligence sorting machines and a new baler ...

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 ...

Ever wondered what happens to the recyclables you carefully sort and place in your bin? For years, recycling has been a crucial part of our efforts to reduce waste and protect the environment. However ...

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 ...

For years, sorting bottles from cardboard, scrubbing out jars, and dragging the blue bin to the curb felt like the right ...

At Bowdoin, we use a Zero-Sort recycling program where you can put your recyclables into ONE bin rather than having to sort them yourself. For a quick reference, take a look at our Zero-Sort Guide.

Go inside a recycling facility in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. The city of Chicago has room for improvement when it comes to recycling. Chicago has one of the lowest recycling rates of ...

All Ulster County, New York, residents will soon be able to combine plastic, glass and metal recyclables. Under a new Resource Recovery Agency plan, gone are the days when residents had to separate ...

The city will begin rolling out new recycling bins in May as it prepares for the June 1 launch of its new program model.

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 ...