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?<\/p>\n
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\n01:00 – US Recycling Rates
\n01:40 – US Waste Exports and Ban
\n02:26 – How AMP Started
\n02:45 – AMP ONE in Cleveland Part I
\n03:16 – Materials Recovery Facilities
\n03:45 – AMP ONE in Cleveland Part II
\n05:32 – How AI Learns and Tracks Waste
\n06:40 – The Recirculating Line
\n06:50 – Finished Goods and Bale Purity
\n07:25 – Where AMP Sells Its Tech
\n07:33 – Human Annotation
\n08:19 – AMPs R&D Lab in Denver
\n09:15 – Why Selling Recyclables Is Challenging
\n09:49 – Extended Producer Responsibility Laws
\n10:12 – Conclusion
\n10:48 – Credits<\/p>\n
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