Shanghai will start using artificial intelligence waste bins that will warn if wrong waste is placed
Waste sorting
is becoming more and more practical in China, especially now that artificial
intelligence is helping to streamline the process.
On July 1, Shanghai passed a law on compulsory waste sorting and announced a plan to expand the use of artificial intelligence in waste sorting as part of the city's quest to become a national and global leader in technology.
Artificial Intelligence Waste Bins that automatically sort and properly organize waste are already set up at the Special Innovation and Applications Center in Zhejiang.
Waste bins can differentiate between different types of waste and will alert users if they are sorting the waste incorrectly. Trash trucks will be able to identify different cans and process them accordingly. At the waste transfer stations, robots will collect waste for recycling and put it into recycling devices after inspecting it. Residents will also be able to use apps to command robots to collect trash.
Tao Junji, director of the science department at Shanghai Shengtou, says they are currently working on final disposal of the waste.
- Improper waste disposal by households poses challenges for our final disposal. "We hope artificial intelligence can help improve the sorting of waste right from the start."
Shin Lei, founder of Alpha Intelligence & IT Technologies Co. in Kunshan, a company dedicated to finding waste sorting solutions using artificial intelligence, says garbage sorting is imperative in China.
- People take action, but it will take a long time for it to get into the culture. "Artificial intelligence is needed to speed up the process because we can't wait."
On July 1, Shanghai passed a law on compulsory waste sorting and announced a plan to expand the use of artificial intelligence in waste sorting as part of the city's quest to become a national and global leader in technology.
Artificial Intelligence Waste Bins that automatically sort and properly organize waste are already set up at the Special Innovation and Applications Center in Zhejiang.
Waste bins can differentiate between different types of waste and will alert users if they are sorting the waste incorrectly. Trash trucks will be able to identify different cans and process them accordingly. At the waste transfer stations, robots will collect waste for recycling and put it into recycling devices after inspecting it. Residents will also be able to use apps to command robots to collect trash.
Tao Junji, director of the science department at Shanghai Shengtou, says they are currently working on final disposal of the waste.
- Improper waste disposal by households poses challenges for our final disposal. "We hope artificial intelligence can help improve the sorting of waste right from the start."
Shin Lei, founder of Alpha Intelligence & IT Technologies Co. in Kunshan, a company dedicated to finding waste sorting solutions using artificial intelligence, says garbage sorting is imperative in China.
- People take action, but it will take a long time for it to get into the culture. "Artificial intelligence is needed to speed up the process because we can't wait."
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