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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are a number of startups working to improve trash sorting with robots. AMP Robotics is near the top of the list, coupling a ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cappstone, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based commercial cleaning and facility maintenance company, is sounding the alarm on the need for trash sorting as ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Tour de Trash makes four stops: RRR recycling center, Hawaiian Earth Recycling, the Waimanalo Gulch landfill and H-POWER — where trash is burned to generate electricity. It’s a ...

Garbage is a stinky part of everyday life — and it can be personal: An empty tube of toothpaste, molded over leftovers or a gift from an ex you waited years to toss. Once our belongings are in the ...

A new trash-sorting center in north Tulsa is picking through everyday garbage to recover hundreds of tons of recyclables. And with a key contract up for bid next year, residential customers in Tulsa ...