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Waste Dive: Cities and facility operators turn to AI for recycling education revamp
Artificial intelligence, already common in MRFs, could have potential further upstream.
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CBC News: How this Toronto airport is using AI to help reduce garbage waste
A Toronto airport is using artificial intelligence to help reduce garbage waste and teach people about recycling.
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Government Technology: Local Governments Integrate AI in Recycling
Cities across the U.S. are implementing AI technology solutions to improve operations.
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Release: Intuitive AI & Reencle Partner to Link Composting with Everyday Actions at the Bin
Intuitive AI, creator of Oscar Sort, the AI Recycling Assistant, is teaming up with Reencle, the leader in home composting…
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International Airport Review: YTZ launches AI bin assistant to boost recycling
Oscar, an AI Sorting Assistant, helps travellers sort waste correctly while supporting Billy Bishop Airport’s climate and ESG goals.
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ASU: AI-powered 'Oscar Sort' devices help with recycling decisions
Interactive screens on all 4 campuses will reduce 'wish cycling' and increase diversion.
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YVR: How AI is helping YVR cut waste and boost innovation
“Paper or plastic?” is so last decade. The real question now is: “Where does this go?”
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Southern Alberta Institute of Technology: Fall for a waste-less semester at SAIT
Meet OSCAR and give it a try — this sorting system uses AI to help you put your waste in the right place.
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PCMA: How AI Can Help Humans Get Recycling Right
For event managers, reaching sustainability targets can come down to one simple thing: how guests discard waste.
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Recycling Product News: AI sorting in Toronto airport boosts recycling rates
Oscar Sort eliminates confusion at the recycling bin and increases operational efficiency by reducing waste stream contamination
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Waste Dive: Amazon releases waste diversion metrics
Amazon estimates it reached an 85% waste diversion rate in 2024, driven by organics diversion and data collection programs.
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Environmental Energy Leader: AI Waste Sorters Arrive at SF Ferry Building
San Francisco has expanded its efforts to reach zero waste targets by installing interactive, AI recycling stations at the historic Ferry Building.
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Airports International: YTZ uses AI to boost recycling
Oscar Sort helps travellers correctly sort waste, reducing confusion at the bin while boosting recycling rates and reducing landfill.
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Release: Amazon's step-by-step approach to reducing waste across its operations
To manage materials responsibly, Amazon needs to minimize waste effectively.
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Release: Energizer Park Awarded LEED Gold Certification
St. Louis CITY SC to celebrate environmental sustainability practices and new initiatives - such as AI sorting technology.
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Vending Times: How automation is cultivating a more responsible future
Automation innovations on display at NAMA 2025 demonstrate a growing trend toward sustainable solutions for diverse industries.
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WMTV 15 News: New system at UW-Madison uses AI to aid in recycling efforts
A new recycling sorting system at UW-Madison is using artificial intelligence to help reduce waste on campus.
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The Reynolds Center: Consumers demand businesses have sustainability strategies
In the lobby of the Media Lab, the innovative hub of MIT, an AI-powered assistant named Oscar is ready to “talk trash.”
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Waste360: UW-Madison University Brings Oscar Sort to Campus
UW-Madison has partnered with Intuitive AI to bring Oscar Sort to its campus to help reduce waste.
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The Badger Herald: UW launches AI recycling assistant to boost sustainability
In an effort to reduce waste, the University of Wisconsin is implementing an AI recycling assistant for waste bins across campus.
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UK Now: Sip, recycle, repeat: UK Recycling to tackle coffee cup waste on campus
In an effort to boost recycling rates on campus, University of Kentucky Recycling is launching a coffee cup recycling awareness campaign.
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Plastic News: AI can help you with recycling
Not sure which bin to use when you're disposing of a coffee cup? There's an artificial intelligence tool that's ready to provide advice.
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CBC News: Meet Oscar Sort, the AI recycling assistant helping U of G students take out the trash
Oscar Sort is helping staff and students at the University of Guelph discard their waste in the correct bins.
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Global News: University of Guelph students sort trash using AI recycling assistant
Students at the University of Guelph are using AI technology to sort their trash in seconds.
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Release: Move Over Wall-E: San Francisco Partners With Intuitive Ai to Launch Oscar Sort
San Francisco has partnered with Intuitive AI to deploy Zero Waste AI Recycling Assistant Oscar Sort at the Ferry Building…
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Release AI-Powered Activism: How Oscar Media Funds the Fight Against Pollution
A new era of activism is here. Intuitive AI has launched the Oscar Media Exchange (OMX), a digital advertising network…
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CTV News: Interactive AI-powered recycling machine unveiled at U of G
The University of Guelph has unveiled a new AI-powered recycling assistant, Oscar, aimed at improving campus waste reduction.
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Release: Meet Oscar Sort: AI Recycling Assistant Coming to U of G
A new AI technology that can help students sort trash in seconds is coming to the University of Guelph.
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Airports International: BOS deploys first AI recycling assistants
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has deployed Oscar Sort, an AI recycling assistant from Intuitive AI.
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Recycling Product News: AI recycling assistants deployed at Boston Logan Airport
The Oscar Sort AI recycling assistant from Intuitive AI is a strategy to improve recycling rates across the airport.
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Circular Magazine: AI at the bin: How Oscar Sort is transforming waste management
Oscar Sort is revolutionising waste diversion by improving efficiency and recovering valuable materials.
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RPRA: Basketball fans at Portland’s Moda Center help improve recycling
The Moda Center, home of the Portland Trail Blazers, has introduced an AI recycling technology called Oscar Sort in their stadium.
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Recycling Today: Moda Center in Oregon introduces AI recycling tech
The stadium, home of the Portland Trail Blazers, will incorporate Oscar Sort to help patrons properly recycle cups and other material.
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Waste360: Moda Center Launches Oscar Sort AI Recycling Technology
The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda Center have announced the rollout of Intuitive AI’s Oscar Sort throughout Moda Center concourses.
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Techcouver: Intuitive AI’s Oscar Platform to Power Recycling for Portland Blazers
The Blazers this week announced the rollout of Intuitive AI’s Oscar Sort, an AI Recycling Assistant, throughout Moda Center concourses.
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Decoder: Intuitive AI’s Recycling Tech Powers Portland Trail Blazers’ Moda Center
Intuitive AI is rolling out its AI Recycling Assistant, Oscar Sort, at Oregon’s Moda Center, home of the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Release: Partnership with Intuitive AI to Set a New Standard in Arena Sustainability
The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda Center have announced the rollout of Intuitive AI’s Oscar Sort…
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Packaging Digest: Don’t Throw It Out, Sort It!
PepsiCo is the first global beverage brand to work with Intuitive AI’s automated AI waste station, Oscar Sort.
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CTV News: Cambrian College aims to promote recycling, reduce waste
Cambrian College is hoping two new additions to the cafeteria will promote a more environmentally sustainable campus.
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Sudbury News: Trash sorting goes high tech in Cambrian's caf
Cambrian College has introduced technology to help lower the college’s carbon footprint.
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TCU: Trash or recycle? Ask the AI-generated Oscar Sort machine
TCU has joined an effort to reduce waste by introducing three AI-powered sorting machines.
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Ethical Marketing News: PepsiCo and Intuitive AI Join Forces to Launch Oscar Sort
PepsiCo is the first global beverage supplier to offer the Oscar Sort AI recycling and sortation system in high-traffic areas across the U.S.
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Sustainability Magazine: PepsiCo is Making Recycling Fun and Games with AI
PepsiCo partners with Intuitive AI to provide an AI solution for recycling with a screen that gives instructions for proper disposal of waste.
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ESG News: PepsiCo Partners to Revolutionize Recycling
PepsiCo has partnered with Intuitive AI to introduce Oscar Sort, an AI recycling assistant designed to improve waste management.
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The Metal Packager: PepsiCo to increase recycling accuracy
PepsiCo has partnered with Intuitive AI to offer the Oscar Sort AI recycling and sortation system in high-traffic areas across the U.S.
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Canmaking News: PepsiCo to utilise AI to improve recycling accuracy
PepsiCo will be the first global beverage supplier to offer the Oscar Sort AI recycling in high-traffic areas across the U.S.
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Food & Drink Magazine: PepsiCo Launches AI Recycling Solution
PepsiCo is proud to offer a sustainability tool for civic and commercial spaces which boosts recycling rates and reduces waste.
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Circular Magazine: PepsiCo partners with AI recycling assistant in US
PepsiCo partners with Intuitive AI to implement the AI recycling assistant Oscar Sort in high-traffic areas across the U.S.
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Waste360: PepsiCo Partners with Intuitive AI
PepsiCo has partnered with Intuitive AI to install Oscar Sort AI, a recycling sorting system, in its offices, and other partner locations.
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Release: PepsiCo and Intuitive AI Join Forces to Launch Oscar Sort
PepsiCo is the first global beverage supplier to partner with Intuitive AI to offer the Oscar Sort AI recycling…
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InPark Magazine: New additions for IAAPA Expo 2024
Oscar Sort is the world’s first AI-powered recycling kiosk, enhancing recycling accuracy up to 96%.
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Release: The World’s Largest Attractions Industry Gather for IAAPA Expo 2024
One of the new technologies that will be showcased, and put into practice on the show floor, is the Oscar Zero-Waste Platform.
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F&B Technology Magazine: How AI is Revolutionizing Supermarkets
AI is playing a crucial role in reducing food waste and elevating grocery stores into community hubs for circularity.
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Packaging World: Can AI Help Revive Undersubscribed Recycling Systems?
U.S. recycling habits are suboptimal to say the least. Can vastly improved sortation help the streams?
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Consumer Goods Technology: PepsiCo-Partnered AI Recycling Assistant
PepsiCo is making recycling easier for its employees and consumers by deploying an AI-powered assistant to improve recycling accuracy.
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The Business Download: Home Field: TD Garden, Boston, MA
Oscar Sort is an open immersive reader connected to recycling bins that uses AI to let people know which bin is correct.
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Passenger Terminal Today: SEA deploys AI waste-sorting solution
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has deployed four AI waste-sorting solutions to help visitors sort their waste.
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Release: Intuitive AI Launches Oscar Pocket — AI for Better Waste Sorting
Advancing its vision, Oscar Pocket lets anyone ask, “How do I recycle this?”—removing guesswork…
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Release: Tim Hortons x Intuitive AI partner to boost guest recycling education
Tim Hortons is piloting Oscar Sort at select restaurants across Canada to boost recycling and composting education for guests.
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Release: Western New England University debuts Oscar sort Intuitive trash robot
Western New England University is the first U.S. institution of higher education to launch Oscar Sort, the AI Recycling Assistant.
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Release: HQO x Intuitive AI partner to improve the tenant experience
HqO, is partnering with Intuitive AI to make waste manageable using the Oscar Platform for its customers.
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Transitioning to a "Net Zero Waste World”. #IntuitiveXSodexo
From food services to facilities management, Sodexo has been putting people at the centre of everything they do in over 80 countries around the world...
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NEXT: AI Robot from NEXT AI Venture Intuitive Reduces Waste Contamination
Confused about which recycling bin to toss your coffee cup into? At SFU’s Surrey campus, an artificial intelligence (AI) robot…
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Forbes: 5 Entrepreneurs On The Rise In Artificial Intelligence
Across the U.S. and Canada, malls are filled with diners holding waste-filled food trays, trying to work out where to put everything.
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Maclean's: The Canadian startups that could be billion-dollar breakouts in 2019
Winner of the 2017 Top Venture award by NextAI, the company has developed an AI sensor called Oscar that attaches to any garbage…
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Daily Hive: This recycling robot at YVR Airport uses artificial intelligence
Are coffee cups recyclable? Can this paper packaging go into the recycle bin? Where should this bubble wrap go?…
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Simon Fraser University: AI robot reduces waste contamination at SFU
The SFU Sustainability Office expects the robot to reduce the Surrey campus’s waste contamination rate from 70 per cent to 20 per cent…
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The Georgia Straight: Vancouver's Intuitive AI creates a smarter way to sort garbage
Hassan Murad, CEO of Intuitive AI, believes that sorting trash more effectively will save money and help the planet.
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Vancouver is Awesome: Meet ‘Oscar,’ the garbage sorting bot using AI at YVR
Vancouver International Airport is hoping to eliminate any confusion with the use of its new AI waste bin.
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Vancouver Sun: A little nudge is all it takes for SFU graduate’s success with Intuitive AI
Two SFU graduates are on the right path to for a clean tech future with their intuitive garbage detection system.
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