Recycling & Artificial Intelligence Article Round Up

As 2026 approaches, artificial intelligence is taking root in many industries. One big area where it make a difference is with recycling - sorting in particular. Currently, many aspects of sorting recycling is a very time consuming and imprecise process. This leads to both wasted time and resources, in addition to recycling not always living up to expectations.

We all know how mission critical recycling is. Big improvements in recycling will make a meaningful impact on environmental concerns. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out as artificial intelligence becomes more and more a part of daily life.

We've rounded up some thought provoking and informative articles on this topic for you:

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/06/18/how-ai-is-revolutionizing-the-recycling-industry/

Great article with lots of stats on recycling and artificial intelligence

https://recyclinginside.com/recycling-technology/instrumentation-and-control/ai-driven-smart-recycling-the-future-of-waste-sorting/

Deep dive into all aspects of the future of artificial intelligence as it relates to recycling

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ganeskesari/2024/05/31/turning-trash-into-treasure-how-ai-is-revolutionizing-waste-sorting/

Article that addresses the disruptive nation of this new technology

https://www.everestlabs.ai/blog/understanding-recycling-ai-technology-what-it-is-and-how-it-works

Quick read on the basics

Check out our previous blog post on this topic.