German study proves automated sorting can recover nearly half of hospital plastic waste for recycling into new products ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / January 20, 2026 / The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) - Europe has ...

A pre-conference workshop at Recycling Today’s Plastics Recycling Conference & Trade Show in late June addressed advances in optical sorting technology for separating and sorting plastics. Workshop ...

The R&D Hub for Plastic Waste Processing of the Global Impact Coalition (GIC), led by TNO, brings together partners to ...

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 ...

European company’s automated equipment and technology is helping Visy sort glass for recycling in Australia, with a second system on order. “We take pride in Redwave’s significant contribution to ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

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 ...

One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and those variations in composition necessitate sorting out waste before ...

At the Boulder County Recycling Center in Colorado, two team members spend all day pulling items from a conveyor belt covered in junk collected from the area’s bins. One plucks out juice cartons and ...

Case Western Reserve University has rolled out updates to its recycling program, making it easier for the campus community to reduce waste. A new QR code system on landfill bin signs allows users to ...