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 ...

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

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 ...

Many workers are understandably concerned that AI could steal their jobs. But AI could also help do tasks that many people don't want to do, and a recent profile on the technology's impact on the job ...

Since 2021, MyMatR has sought to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to improve waste management at the source while providing recycling education for users. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the ...

Since the very first Earth Day in 1970, there have been changes in the way many things, from cardboard to plastic bottles, are disposed of. Long before blue recycling bins were provided to homeowners, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

(FOX40.COM) — Many people don’t sort their garbage because they’re under the impression that landfill employees will handle it for them, however, officials say that’s all wrong. “It’s really important ...