Black plastics pose an identification problem for sorting machines at recycling facilities, as the sensors can't see them. Canon has developed a system that users lasers and tracking tech to identify ...
A team of students from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy investigated whether recycling facilities could effectively sort plastics by the sounds they ...
Automation and technology are beginning to gain ground in the difficult race to make the recycling of collected mixed plastics possible, according to a trio of panelists at Recycling Today’s Plastics ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the environment. So how can plastic recycling be more ...
Recoup, a United Kingdom-based trade group focused on plastic recycling, has announced the nominees in the “Best Innovation in Equipment or Technology” category of its 2024 Recoup Awards. The awards ...
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 ...
Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it's sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People ...