Three major trade associations have joined forces to challenge the UK government's proposed Simpler Recycling scheme, warning that commingled collections could undermine the country's circular economy aspirations.
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI), British Glass, and The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK are urging the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to reconsider its decision to allow commingled collections of paper, card... More
Gaspard Duthilleul, COO, Greyparrot considers the efficiency and improvement that advances in computer vision-based sampling will bring to future recycling operations.
Research suggests technologies, such as AI-driven object recognition, might play key role for sorting HDPE and PP containers for contact-sensitive applications.
