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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 ...

The three different manipulations of street bins: a conventional control bin (A), the explicit normative bin (B), and the implicit normative bin (C). Credit: Resources, Conservation & Recycling ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling programs are highly localized activities, where materials are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials for the production of new products.

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