PTR Baler & Compactor has helped countless businesses establish recycling programs by provided a full range of vertical balers to accommodate any need. This helps businesses achieve sustainability goals and turn their recyclables into cash - going green and making green! In this ever changing world, recycling is evolving as well.
TECH ADVANCEMENTS
Many innovations are coming to life. Like fill-level sensors, smart trash cans and recycling robots. Recycling robots?! Yes, they help improve efficiencies at recycling centers by sorting trash - a typically messy and tedious job. The robots have no complaints! Artificial intellegence can also be integrated into the process to increase operational efficiency and quality control. Robots can sift through approximate 45 items per minute, including over 30 different materials. They determine the items that are recyclable and learn as they go. Over the course of one year, one robot can prevent more than 10 million items from going to the garbage dump. It can also measure and report what items are most typically missed by a companies employees. And this is just the start. This technology is in its infancy. With heavy investment from companies like Amazon and Microsoft, along with many start ups, its going to grow rapidly. Also, using AI robots frees up employees for more interesting and important tasks. Allowing a company to grow.
We'll continue to keep you posted on industry developments. And along those lines, check out our smart baler technology. Its state of the art!