SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk residents will no longer need to separate recyclables from their household trash beginning July 1 as the city transitions to a new waste management system designed to recover ...

Welcome back to Current Climate. Concerns over the health and environmental harms of petroleum-based plastic, particularly over its use in packaging for food, beverages and consumer products, keep ...

As the global pollution crisis caused by manufacturing and disposing of single-use plastics continues to grow, researchers have developed a non-toxic plastic alternative derived from the hemp plant—a ...

Quantum Lifecycle Partners, headquartered in Toronto, has invested $4 million to install sink-float separation technology to sort the mixed polymer streams recovered from end-of-life information ...

It’s always nice to simulate a project before soldering a board together. Tools like QUCS run locally and work quite well for analog circuits, but can fall short with programmable logic. Tools like ...

Sortag, part of the Kibag Group, is one of the largest producers of building materials in Switzerland. Using Steinert sorting technology, Sortag recycles demolition waste to deliver mineral aggregates ...

Abstract: By using automation and sensor technology, the Arduino-Based Solar Tracking System optimizes the efficiency of solar panels. The panel is positioned for maximum energy capture using Light ...

A full-stack intelligent waste classification and sorting system using machine learning and computer vision. The system automatically detects waste types and provides real-time recommendations for ...

A team of researchers in Japan has unveiled a groundbreaking plant-based plastic that could revolutionize the fight against microplastic pollution. Made from carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), a ...

Robotic grippers are widely utilized in industrial manufacturing, but object slippage during assembly poses challenges, including potential damage, delays, and increased costs. Therefore, early slip ...