Artificial intelligence and automation are impacting some jobs that humans don't always want to do. Robots are being used to sort through waste at recycling centers to combat worker shortages. In some ...

Columbia is rebuilding its tornado-damaged recycling facility after the City Council approved a $3.6 million construction ...

The new optical sorting technology allows for precise and efficient sorting of postconsumer plastics. Cimbria’s new optical sorters provide advanced sorting of plastics with precise material ...

In this Q&A, Adam Lovewell, a 2025 Waste360 40 Under 40 Award winner, discusses how he designs systems that solve clients’ ...

ZION CROSSROADS — Before van der Linde Recycling opened its municipal household waste facility in November, it took multiple Time Disposal trucks to pick up waste and recycling from its customers.

Maintaining optical sorters can help a recycling system reach its optimum efficiency, a field supervisor says. Checking valves can be a critical maintenance step, since a broken or clogged valve leads ...

CHESAPEAKE: So there I was working the line at Tidewater Fiber of Chesapeake. There are 33 sorters in this big complex that spend eight hour days grabbing stuff off the speeding line that doesn't ...

Recycling is not a myth — it’s a movement that’s keeping materials in use, creating jobs and protecting Wisconsin’s ...

SANTA ROSA - Santa Rosa's Recology Center has a syringe problem. Hypodermic needles are being improperly placed in recycling sources at alarming levels which puts workers at serious risk. "There's a ...

We're fortunate in the Portland area that we can recycle Christmas trees at the curb. But the recent storm backed up garbage and recycling service to the point that trees and other holiday greenery, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Do you know how to sort your trash? The city says hundreds of large companies and organizations in San Francisco don't. In response, supervisors are voting on legislation that ...