IEEE

Automated Detection of Chilean Mine Waste Storage Facilities Using Advanced Deep Learning Models and Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery

Abstract: Mine Waste Storage Facilities (MWSFs) in Chile present substantial environmental and safety risks due to their extensive scale and the hazardous nature of their contents. This study proposes ...
IEEE

WasteSortBot: An Innovative Solution for Multi-Categorical Waste Separator Bin Using Vision-based Control with Robot Operating System and Cloud Computing

Abstract: The increase in environmental pollution is largely attributed to inadequate waste management. A problematic situation occurs when categorical waste is mixed during the initial stages of ...
Wall Street Journal

AI Is Being Used to Find Valuable Commodities in Our Trash

BERLIN, Conn.—Here’s a job the computers can take without much complaint: sorting recyclables. For humans, it is a foul, laborious job that entails standing over a conveyor belt, plucking beer cans ...
Frontiers

Sustainable Urban Waste Collection Using a Hybrid Heuristic–Genetic Approach: A Bangkok Case Study

1 Department of Industrial Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand 2 King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand The final, formatted ...