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- US recycling centers lose up to $1 million annually due to valuable materials ending up in landfills.
- AI startups, including EverestLabs, use robots and machine learning to recover more recyclables.
- Aluminum and plastic are valuable as companies use more recycled content to hit climate goals.
It's well known that the US is bad at recycling.
Companies don't make enough recyclable containers and packaging, and people are confused about what can go in the blue bin. A patchwork of state and local collection systems doesn't help.