The world is facing a significant increase in waste, projected to reach 3.8 billion metric tons by 2050. While reducing consumption is ideal, recycling remains crucial despite its difficulties—particularly with contamination from improper sorting. Companies like Glacier are creating automated sorting systems using robotic arms and computer vision technologies to enhance recycling capabilities across various cities. This innovation comes as materials recovery facilities (MRFs) struggle with staffing, and many municipalities are looking for viable solutions amid increasing waste management demands.
The job is so undesirable that one MRF operator told Hu-Thrams that, even though his wages were higher, he was concerned about losing workers to a new warehouse set to open nearby.
Governments want more waste to be recycled, but MRFs are having a hard time finding enough people to staff the sorting line.
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