Automation is also tricky: robots are good at putting together a specific item but struggle to recognise and take apart the ...

With EPA grant funding, the city is using Prairie Robotics’ truck-mounted system to detect contamination at the curb and ...

AI-driven recycling plant in Commerce City expected to open in 2026 by: Heather Willard Posted: Aug 1, 2025 / 05:20 AM MDT Updated: Aug 1, 2025 / 05:20 AM MDT ...

Tacoma officials will use an artificial intelligence-powered camera in a new pilot program that will identify contaminated items in the city’s curbside recycling program to educate residents about ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A local recycling company recently acquired new AI technology that can separate paper products from all other items. TFC Recycling offers curbside services to more than ...

“AI technology will enhance the processing of materials for a better product by recovering more material and removing more contamination,” says John Demary, Solid Waste & Recycling Director ...

Local governments in California and Ohio are leveraging AI in recycling initiatives, with an eye for modernizing waste management and meeting local climate action goals. Last month, the city of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Grand Rapids-based startup that turns scrap wood into biomass for renewable energy production has raised $3.75 million in seed funding that it plans to use to strengthen ...

Tacoma residents with contaminated recycling will be notified of the exact mistake with a personalized postcard, according to the city. Tacoma officials will use an artificial intelligence-powered ...