How AI-driven robots and optical sorters are being used to pick up and sort recyclable trash, as US recyclers deal with labor shortages and rising costs (Dieter Holger/Wall Street Journal)

Dieter Holger / Wall Street Journal:

How AI-driven robots and optical sorters are being used to pick up and sort recyclable trash, as US recyclers deal with labor shortages and rising costs  —  Recyclers struggle with a shortage of workers and rising costs.  Robots and optical sorters may be able to help make the business more economically viable.

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