Avangard Innovative’s Rick Perez speaking at Plastics Recycling 2017 in March. Credit: Riverview Photography
Avangard Innovative is continuing its efforts to optimize recycling streams with the assistance of new technology, and the results are playing into bale price negotiations.
Can separation of recyclables from trash ever be a cost-effective solution? According to three experts speaking at Waste Expo, the answer depends on some critical conditions.
In the not-too-distant future, artificial intelligence may see and control all that’s happening in a recycling facility. But first, it’s going to do some work on a quality control line.
A tech startup is developing a new product to verify trustworthiness among traders of recyclable materials.
Using an advanced visioning system and deep-learning capabilities, a robot is now picking an average of one carton a second off a container line at a Denver-area MRF. It may be an early look at the future of materials processing.
Federally funded research into using robots to replace humans on MRF sorting lines could significantly lower materials sorting costs.
A college student has developed software allowing residents of a Florida community to verbally ask Amazon’s Alexa voice system whether an item is locally accepted for recycling.
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.
This story originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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