The harsh realities of managing the waste we produce are in the news: councils shunning new glass bins, more plastic being produced per person in the world and Sydney bins overflowing. And the growth ...

Some might say A.I. is garbage, but it's actually helping humans in several ways – even helping them organize just that. Young innovators Ian Goodine and Ethan Walko have developed the AuditPRO, a ...

The world is producing more waste than ever – and struggling to deal with it. Globally, around 2.01 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (rubbish collected by local governments) are generated each ...

Around the world, cities and recycling facilities are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to transform how waste is processed — and not just to clean up the planet. Innovative AI systems ...

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 ...

Through the efforts of the Hanley Sustainability Institute, the University of Dayton has been improving its waste management each year. In 2024, HSI Summer Fellow Lia Schmidt piloted a new recycling ...

ZenRobotics Ltd., headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, has announced a partnership with ML Environmental LLC, West Minister, Colorado, for the delivery of its waste sorting robots to the United States.

ROCHESTER — Partially uneaten meals and food scraps from Mayo Civic Center’s kitchen will soon have a new path out the door. “There are a lot of things hitting the garbage that can’t be recycled, ...

A volunteer helps sort domestic waste at a community in Chaoyang district in Beijing in May 2021. LI XIN/XINHUA Despite standout success in a few major cities, China's national garbage-sorting ...

Solid Waste Management Department director at Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK), Leong Tze Fui, said the council is focusing on source separation as a key strategy to extend the landfill's lifespan. He ...