Monday, January 10, 2022

computer can sort recycled plastics

 https://techxplore.com/news/2022-01-breakthrough-plastic-machines-distinguish.html

 

"The technology makes it possible to separate plastics based on a purer chemical composition than is possible today, and this opens up for completely new opportunities to recycle plastics. The technology has been tested at pilot scale and is planned to be implemented at PLASTIX and Dansk Affaldsminimering Aps in spring 2022."

 

Only 10% of plastic is recycled now.  This will improve things greatly.