How Robots Could Save $6+ Billion Worth Of Recyclables A Year | AI In Action

The United States throws away $6.5 billion worth of reusable material every year, and the recycling rate has remained flat for over a decade. Now, tech companies are using artificial intelligence and robotics to make the process safer, more efficient, and more common. But can they really raise the recycling rate in a country with more than 9,000 recycling programs?

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00:00 - Intro
01:00 - US Recycling Rates
01:40 - US Waste Exports and Ban
02:26 - How AMP Started
02:45 - AMP ONE in Cleveland Part I
03:16 - Materials Recovery Facilities
03:45 - AMP ONE in Cleveland Part II
05:32 - How AI Learns and Tracks Waste
06:40 - The Recirculating Line
06:50 - Finished Goods and Bale Purity
07:25 - Where AMP Sells Its Tech
07:33 - Human Annotation
08:19 - AMPs R&D Lab in Denver
09:15 - Why Selling Recyclables Is Challenging
09:49 - Extended Producer Responsibility Laws
10:12 - Conclusion
10:48 - Credits

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How Robots Could Save $6+ Billion Worth Of Recyclables A Year | AI In Action