Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Decatur City Council unanimously approved the purchase of three artificial intelligence sorting machines and a new baler for ...

You may not think about it when tossing that empty cat food can into your curbside recycling container, but downstream there is a small army of people at Penn Waste trying to separate usable items ...

The global sensor-based sorting market is gaining momentum, offering a rare growth opportunity in a volatile economy. According to Data Intelo, the market ...

As agent hype fades, machine learning quietly proves it’s still essential.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the environment. So how can plastic recycling be more ...

Entrepreneurs and investors are continuing to offer new technologies designed to help recyclers upgrade and trade material. Left to right: Shane Mellor of Mellor Metals (at podium); Sean Davidson of ...

Physical AI is the mix of software and hardware that helps a machine sense the world, understand goals, predict outcomes, and choose actions.

Penn Waste has implemented AI-powered robots to improve the safety and efficiency of its recycling sorting process. Developed by startup Glacier, the AI robots can identify 70 different materials and ...