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In fact, machines sort garbage better than humans. In the UK, we're moving away from having people do lots of sorting, towards having everything "recyclable" go
by alextingle 13y ago
In fact, machines sort garbage better than humans. In the UK, we're moving away from having people do lots of sorting, towards having everything "recyclable" going into one giant bin. The factory then sorts that into metals, burnables, glass & whatever... it's cheaper, easier and better for everyone.
- VLM 13y agoDo the machines shred? That would be an interesting advantage to machine sorting, shove an old car thru the shredder, and the glass chips go this way, the metal chunks go that way, and the plastic pieces go this way. Maybe we don't often throw cars into the residential trash, but I could see this working with kids toys, or plastic bottles with metal caps.
- alextingle 13y agoHere's a good video of a modern plant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJzqP5pnOF0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJzqP5pnOF0