The CEO of technology provider Tomra sees continuing momentum for beverage container deposit-return systems around the world.

The company is installing new sorting equipment it estimates will capture more than 3 million used beverages cans per year that previously were missorted. First Star Recycling is installing new ...

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 ...

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

ASU is enhancing its efforts to improve landfill diversion with a new type of waste-sorting system installed last week. With the amount of foot traffic through the MU, it was necessary to find a way ...

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