We all know the issues created by plastic waste. Now more than ever, emphasis is being placed on handling this resource in a responsible, sustainable manner to ensure plastics can be recycled. Plus, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

First off, the robots can help sort the plastic that’s set aside for recycling. Second, the chemicals can help break down the plastics into valuable raw materials. The University at Buffalo in New ...

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MOTALA, Sweden (AP) — A new plastics sorting facility inaugurated in Sweden on Wednesday is being billed as the largest of its kind, and one designed to double the amount of plastic packaging ...

Plastics are…complicated. Can new recycling methods clean them up? This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review's weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign ...

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