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 ...

At Stony Brook University, researchers are developing an AI-assisted system to analyze and characterize contaminated items in recycling facilities.

Raspberry Pi fans have never been short of ideas to put the tool to good use, for applications as wacky as they are useful. Now researchers are fitting the low-cost computer with artificial ...

A simple online game can teach people to more accurately sort waste -- with lasting results, a new study has found. Study participants who played the game received immediate feedback on their sorting ...

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A new California law is designed to cut back on the organic waste in landfills responsible for emitting methane gas, and not only will it change the way residents sort trash, but it also aims to stop ...

Pizza boxes, beer cans and a diaper amongst other pieces of garbage were placed in neat piles on a blue tarp on Monday afternoon, as part of a campus effort to call attention toward the importance of ...

MOORHEAD - Volunteers are needed to help at Clay County Solid Waste's and city of Moorhead's waste sort at the Moorhead Transfer Station, 2727 Highway 10 E. The sort will take place from 1:30 to 5 p.m ...

After seven people were killed in a devastating landslide at the Bantargebang landfill in March, the Jakarta governor has issued an instruction mandating waste sorting at home before disposal, though ...