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Aug. 13, 2025
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Prairie Robotics is expanding its partnerships with municipalities in North America as more cities seek AI-powered ways to track and reduce contamination in curbside recycling streams.
Tacoma, Washington, is the latest to adopt this tech, which detects contamination as it enters a collection vehicle and alerts the household with tips on how to improve.
Read more in today’s story about how Prairie Robotics aims to advance its detection partnerships across the U.S. and Canada. Have you seen other providers offering this kind of service, and what impact do you see it having on regional recycling contamination?
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Megan Quinn
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Its recent partnership with Tacoma, Washington, was funded by a $1.8 million U.S. EPA recycling education grant. The company aims to expand its on-truck contamination detection services.
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Decreased fiber exports, especially to Asia, affected both paper and OCC recycling rates in the U.S., according to the American Forest & Paper Association. But domestic mills increased their fiber consumption.
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Princeton NuEnergy’s black mass facility has opened, while Washington seeks comments on its battery EPR rulemaking and two Canadian programs join forces on battery recycling education.
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GreenWaste appointed former COO Clete Elms to permanently serve as CEO of the private equity-backed company. He brings experience leading Australian waste firms and a focus on sustainability.
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Li-Cycle filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and was down to a skeleton staff in North America. European commodities firm Glencore submitted a bid of approximately $40 million to acquire the assets.
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