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The devices, made by London-based Greyparrot, use AI to identify recyclables, flag food-grade material, gauge items’ mass, ...

The humble garbage run is getting a high-tech overhaul. From robot trash haulers that arrive on demand to electric trucks designed to silence the morning clatter of diesel engines, waste collection is ...

It’s a common 5:30 a.m. routine. A surge of panic sets in as you wonder: Did I put the trash out? In the coming years, instead of jumping out of bed, you might be able to lie back and relax. Your self ...

Garbage trucks are looking and sounding very different these days for some neighborhoods in Central Oregon. The familiar roar of an oncoming truck and its accompanying belch of diesel smoke is being ...