ABC NEWS / Boulder, CO / November 4, 2021
Nearly 300 million tons of waste is produced in the U.S. every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Only a fourth of that solid trash is recycled.
The need for automation in recycling centers is "obvious," Matanya Horowitz, founder and CEO of AMP Robotics, told ABC News, especially since positions to sort through the trash do not pay well and can be dangerous.
Credits: Co-producer for 4-part limited series — pitched, produced, booked, shot, worked with editors, photo editors, writers, oversaw team of associate producers and collaborated with an outside graphics team.
This is a part of a four-part series about innovators and their solutions to the US’ largest environmental issues.
Link: https://abcnews.go.com/US/robots-solve-us-recycling-problem/story?id=80800450
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