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Plastic recycling could be improved with new technologies like AI-assisted sorting

Review article analyzes the latest methods in plastic recycling guided by process systems engineering approaches.

Other teams have used AI to better study recycling technologies, developing natural language processing models to extract relevant data from the literature. “AI models will also be needed to address demands at the supply chain level, like improving transportation planning, coordinating stakeholders, and evaluating different policy scenarios,” Munguía-López says. “We can’t validate biobased plastics until we consider the impact of their entire life cycle, from raw materials extraction and production to disposal and sorting,” Munguía-López says.

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