Robots are taking over the dirty work of sorting through our trash and turning it into valuable resources. And not just any robots, but smart robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ...

A simple online game can teach people to more accurately sort waste—with lasting results, a new UBC study has found. Study participants who played the game developed by UBC researchers received ...

Delhi teen Mahi Malhani built TRASHbot, an AI robot that collects and sorts waste with accuracy, making cleanliness easy, ...

A pizza box can feel like a recycling pop quiz. It's cardboard, but there's also the greasy bottom and cheese residue. Should the box go into the blue recycling bin or into the trash? The wrong ...

Waste Robotics has released updated information about its recent installations, offering a clearer look at how its systems have been performing in organics, mixed waste and C&D environmentsover the ...

Mixed waste sorting (MWS) is likely to be necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve recycling rates, according to a European report by Eunomia published today (16 February). The study ...