For all the acclaim the Pacific Northwest gets for being green, some people know surprisingly little about recycling. Case in point: The Seattle Times breakroom, where I routinely find armfuls of ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — If you've ever found yourself standing in front of your trash and recycling bins, but could not decide whether that piece of household waste was recyclable or not, you are not alone.

Sorting trash is one of those tasks that people can get pretty tired of, pretty fast – plus it can be hazardous. That's why ZenRobotics makes robots that do the job. The company's latest generation is ...

Presents mean packaging and while some packaging material is recyclable, some is not. Here is a list of common packaging material and where the material can go: There is no limit to the amount of ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland workers went around the city Wednesday, inspecting trash cans. These workers wanted to make sure Oaklanders were properly throwing away their garbage. This means ...

Cappstone, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based commercial cleaning and facility maintenance company, is sounding the alarm on the need for trash sorting as fines for non-compliance are piling up. San ...

ASU is enhancing its efforts to improve landfill diversion with a new type of waste-sorting system installed last week. With the amount of foot traffic through the MU, it was necessary to find a way ...

AMP One — an AI-powered waste-sorting system built by Louisville, Colorado-based AMP Robotics — just landed on Time magazine's list of the 25 best inventions of 2025. How it works: The system uses ...

To punish those who don't sort their garbage correctly, cameras are installed in garbage trucks and their images are analyzed by an AI. The proliferation of waste sorting bins in our towns and cities ...