The use of optical sorters for the purpose of positively sorting aseptic beverage containers and cartons is on the rise at larger material recovery facilities (MRFs). It’s a well-known technology, yet ...

Carton manufacturer Tetra Pak has offered to pay for and install robotic sorting arms at some material recycling facilities (MRFs) to support the collection and sorting of food and drink cartons.

"The recycling of beverage cartons is technologically possible. It is already being done in various countries. But collection and sorting need to be ensured, Dragos ...

The project was financed by Tetra Pak as part of the company’s investment into food and beverage carton recycling infrastructure across the UK, and was delivered with technology start-up Recycleye.

Most avenues for improving recycling in the U.S. run through approximately 300 little-known material recovery facilities, or MRFs, that manage our “recyclables” after they are collected curbside. MRFs ...