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 ...

Every year, 7.3 billion electronic toys are thrown out around the world, collectively weighing 10 times the mass of New York City's Empire State Building. LED sneakers, power tools, cables and ...

Modern societies generate a great deal of trash, and even in the developed world the waste-handling system struggles to deal with it. Only a disappointing fraction of plastic waste is in fact recycled ...

Trang Nguyen has received funding and is affiliated with the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre. Patrick O'Connor has received funding from the Australian Research Council, the South ...

A primary objective of waste management today is to protect the public and the environment from potentially harmful effects of waste. Some waste materials are normally safe but can become hazardous if ...

Food waste is an inherent problem of grocery retailers. A 2024 report by ReFED, a nonprofit focused on tackling food waste, estimates that unsold food at the national retail level results in $42.3 ...