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 ...

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When it comes to plastics sorting, one of the most technologically advanced companies is the U.K.’s Eco Plastics Ltd., based in Hemswell, in the county of Lincolnshire. The company specializes in ...

Newark, New Jersey-based G&F Recycling was having an issue sorting No. 3-7 plastics at its material recovery facility (MRF). G&F Recycling’s Operations Manager Tiffanie Nyzio says she realized the ...

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...Um, also don't put them in the garbage. Return them to a store. Consider this your New Year's resolution. Starting January 1, plastic bags and wrap will no longer be accepted in curbside recycling ...