The recycling rate for all textiles was 14.7% during the year, with a total of 2.5m tons recycled. NIST material research engineer Amanda Forster said: “This reference data will help improve sorting ...
Choosing the right location for your recycling station is key. It needs to be convenient, but not in the way of your day-to-day life. A corner of the kitchen, the garage, or the utility room would be ...
Using industry data, CRI says it calculated the U.S. recycling rate for UBC through DRS programs at 74 percent, while the rate for UBCs outside of these programs was 26 percent using 2021 data. The 10 ...
Challenges in recycling also arise from the introduction of new and blended fabrics, along with often inaccurate labelling practices. Sorting at recycling centres typically involves manual labour ...
Chinese company DataBeyond has introduced a new tool for textile sortation, which it calls the AI Hyperspectral Optical Sorter for Blended Fabrics. The company, founded in 2018, has been in the ...
Dr. Volker Rehrmann, EVP and Head of TOMRA Recycling, a global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, provides valuable insights into the key trends in sorting and recycling. Deep learning will ...