At AMP, a company that builds artificial intelligence-powered recycling systems, founder Matanya Horowitz has another way of ...

MOTALA, Sweden (AP) — A new plastics sorting facility inaugurated in Sweden on Wednesday is being billed as the largest of its kind, and one designed to double the amount of plastic packaging ...

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 ...

We all know the issues created by plastic waste. Now more than ever, emphasis is being placed on handling this resource in a responsible, sustainable manner to ensure plastics can be recycled. Plus, ...

A pre-conference workshop at Recycling Today’s Plastics Recycling Conference & Trade Show in late June addressed advances in optical sorting technology for separating and sorting plastics. Workshop ...

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 ...

Plastics are one of the most commonly used materials in the modern world. We use plastic for everything, clothes, electronics, medical supplies, and much more. But most plastic ends up in landfills ...

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Plastics are…complicated. Can new recycling methods clean them up? This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review's weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign ...

First off, the robots can help sort the plastic that’s set aside for recycling. Second, the chemicals can help break down the plastics into valuable raw materials. The University at Buffalo in New ...