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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