Q: We currently pay higher fees than the rest of the county for our trash collection services. Shouldn’t we see a rate reduction since Rainbow was doing our sorting and now we are doing it? A:The ...

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Artificial intelligence and automation are impacting some jobs that humans don't always want to do. Robots are being used to sort through waste at recycling centers to combat worker shortages. In some ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland workers went around the city Wednesday, inspecting trash cans. These workers wanted to make sure Oaklanders were properly throwing away their garbage. This means ...

Sorting trash into the right categories is pretty much a daily bother. Who hasn’t stood there in front of the two, three, five or more bins (depending on your area and country), pondering which bin it ...

Robots are taking over the dirty work of sorting through our trash and turning it into valuable resources. And not just any robots, but smart robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cappstone, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based commercial cleaning and facility maintenance company, is sounding the alarm on the need for trash sorting as ...

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