Ever wondered what happens to the recyclables you carefully sort and place in your bin? For years, recycling has been a crucial part of our efforts to reduce waste and protect the environment. However ...

The robotic arms move at a furious pace inside the Republic Services waste and recycling warehouse. Out, down, suction, up, ...

The problem with distant glimpses of the future is that getting there takes some time. Such is the case with the TCR-2009 Trash Collecting Robot, which is a neat, but primitive robot garbage man.

Most of the actual e-waste sortation occurs off-site in third-party e-waste management facilities. This specific system is instead utilized for the company’s ongoing push to improve the process. Such ...

The 400 refuse trucks that roll into Caglia Environmental’s Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station (CARTS) in Fresno, California, six days a week bring all manner of material. Crushed boxes, ...

Robots may be the solution to New York City’s trash problem. In fact, Cornell Tech Ph.D. candidate Frank Bu and his team engineered trash barrel robots — human controlled trash cans that pick up ...

The humble garbage run is getting a high-tech overhaul. From robot trash haulers that arrive on demand to electric trucks designed to silence the morning clatter of diesel engines, waste collection is ...

Photo by Brent Lewis/The Denver Post via Getty Images Americans are really, really good at throwing things away. The country produces nearly 300 million tons of trash a year, and billions of dollars ...

Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit (opens in a new window) Share on Hacker News (opens in a new window) Share on Flipboard (opens in a new ...

Defense contractor Oshkosh has a plan to make a fleet of specialized EVs for the future. Defense contractor Oshkosh has a plan to make a fleet of specialized EVs for the future. is transportation ...