We all know how technology has made our lives much easier and safer in many ways. TV, digital cameras, use of the GPS when driving, and the cell phone are just a few small examples. Thus an article in a Resource Recycling newsletter was interesting as it spoke about how technology is helping in the recycling industry.
“Over just a few years, robotic sorting has gone from a gee-whiz laboratory curiosity to a key technology in North America’s newer and more advanced sorting facilities,” the article started.
Just as digital photography replaced Kodak’s film industry in just a few years, robots are starting to make the sorting of recycled materials much quicker, easier and safer. Our first known sorting robot in a U.S. recycling facility was installed in Denver just 3 years ago.
