A Dutch recycling automation startup says it has developed a new AI-powered sorting system capable of removing discarded batteries from municipal waste streams at industrial scale – addressing a problem that recycling facilities have struggled with for decades.
The company, inSystem.io, says its new “Gravity Sorter” can remove up to 50 batteries per second from mixed waste streams while achieving purity rates above 96 percent during recent facility trials.
The announcement highlights a growing problem for recycling operators worldwide. Despite widespread public awareness around battery recycling, large numbers of portable batteries continue to end up in household rubbish. [Read more…] about Dutch startup develops AI sorting system to recover batteries from household waste