Glossary

Automated sorting can improve recycling of plastics, metals, and glass near you. Using sensors and AI, machines quickly separate materials, reducing contamination and boosting recycling success.

Food-grade recycling safely turns used food packaging into clean, reusable containers, cutting waste and pollution while protecting food and supporting a circular, sustainable economy.

Optical sorting uses cameras and sensors to quickly separate recyclables by color, shape, or material, boosting recycling quality and supporting a circular economy by reducing waste and saving resources.

Anaerobic digestion uses bacteria to turn organic waste into biogas for energy and nutrient-rich digestate for fertilizer, cutting emissions and supporting a circular, sustainable system.

Incineration burns waste to cut volume, reduce landfill use, and generate energy. With strict rules and tech, it’s safer and supports circular economy by handling non-recyclable trash well.

Upcycling turns old items into useful new ones, saving resources, cutting waste, and lowering pollution. It supports the circular economy and is a fun, eco-friendly way to protect the planet.

EPR fees fund waste collection, recycling, and awareness, encouraging producers to design eco-friendly products. Revenue supports infrastructure and promotes a circular, sustainable economy.

Mechanical recycling reuses plastics by cleaning, shredding, and melting them into new products. It saves energy, reduces waste, and supports a circular economy, though quality may decline over time.

Chemical recycling breaks plastic into basic chemicals to make new products, handling mixed or dirty plastics. It supports circularity, reduces fossil fuel use, and cuts plastic pollution.