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Technology provider says GAINnext can use deep learning to reduce impurities in sorted and recycled paper and plastic grades. Tomra says its GAINnext paper cleaning application “uses deep learning ...

It all started in 2014 when Dave Hakkens, then a student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released his design for a plastic recycling machine to the world for free. The aim was to make plastic ...

People who live in and around Columbus can now recycle some single-use plastic, aluminum and paper cups. On Tuesday Rumpke Recycling, which provides curbside service to Columbus and some of its ...

Black plastics pose an identification problem for sorting machines at recycling facilities, as the sensors can't see them. Canon has developed a system that users lasers and tracking tech to identify ...

If you ask Mattia Bernini, plastic is not the problem; it’s how many plastic products are made. Bernini is Design Director at Precious Plastic — a free, open-source, plastic-recycling system based on ...