Currently, mechanical recycling — in which plastic is physically recycled through sorting, washing and grinding — is the dominant method, accounting for 21% of Japan’s plastic waste processing.

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute says mechanical recycling of plastic offers climate benefits. “The results of the study show that high-quality recycling through advanced sorting is better ...

This factory is all about plastic. Chocolate wrappers, plastic bags, yoghurt containers and white polystyrene boxes are making their way across a 60,000 square metre complex - to be broken down ...

Innovations in sorting waste include using artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize plastic among trash and even making plastic magnetic for easier extraction. Advanced recycling breaks down ...

A waste management company is trialling the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to sort plastic waste ... to eventually have a fully autonomous sorting plant Ed Fagan, Grundon's head of projects ...

Jenny Gitlitz, director of solutions to plastic pollution for Beyond ... collection program Mechanical recycling — or sorting, cleaning, and grinding plastics for reuse — is the most common ...