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 ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

A Delhi schoolgirl, Mahi Malhani, developed TRASHbot, an AI-powered robot to tackle litter. Inspired by a visit to Sundar Nursery, the Class 12 student's invention autonomously collects and sorts ...

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

Changing markets and confusion over what can be thrown in recycling bins has forced some communities to rethink or even suspend their recycling programs. But many more recycling programs are working ...

Greasy pizza box, takeaway coffee cup, plastic yogurt pot—are they trash or recycling? What can and can’t be recycled is often confusing, not least because the answer depends on the facilities at your ...

A Max-AI AQC unit installed at Penn Waste’s York, Pennsylvania, MRF ensures the PET stream is free from non-PET materials. Image: Penn Waste Recycling and waste businesses are striving to adapt to the ...

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 ...

Suffolk residents will no longer need to separate recyclables from their household trash beginning July 1 as the city transitions to a new waste management system designed to recover recyclable ...

TFC Recycling is pushing to keep the city's curbside recycling program in place as the city prepares to transition to a new ...