Simple tech solutions to recycling conundrums

ZERO, an artificial intelligence (AI) recycling assistant created by Sensibin, will automatically identify the correct waste category and bin for waste items

Seamus Devitt and Nathan Misischi with their AI recycling assistant Zero

You’re standing in front of a bin about to discard some rubbish and move, but instead of doing so, you’re momentarily flooded with doubt: Which bin does the coffee cup go in? And the lid? And the paper wipe you’ve just used?

Recycling and waste disposal shouldn’t be complicated, but it is.

“It’s a common problem we all have experienced from time to time, and it’s a problem that has huge implications for global recycling,” ...