Introduction Does your community have single-stream recycling, which allows you to mix materials into one recycling container? Have you ever wondered how those materials all get separated so they can ...

The automation of sorting and separating functions at materials recovery facilities (MRFs) has been underway for a number of years now. The trend is by no means abating, with one of the highest-volume ...

Introduction Have you ever used a coin-sorting machine to separate pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters? When you need to separate things that are all mixed together, using a machine can be much ...

This machine uses highly sensitive colour sensors to separate good and bad food produce. The machine is able to detect and quickly dispose of potentially dangerous items with a lever which sends the ...

Innov-X Systems Inc., Woburn, Mass., has announced the introduction of its new QXR-M automated, high-volume sorting and separating system, which will be on display at the 2007 Institute of Scrap ...

First off, the robots can help sort the plastic that’s set aside for recycling. Second, the chemicals can help break down the plastics into valuable raw materials. The University at Buffalo in New ...