How AI and Robotics Solve Labor Challenges and Boost Efficiency

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Is your recycling facility facing challenges like costly labor, high turnover rates, or a lack of available workforce? Unfortunately, many MRFs and recyclers are experiencing these challenges, leading to decreased material recovery and reduced revenue. The good news is that EverestLabs’ AI and robotics solution, RecycleOS, can solve this problem.

When implementing RecycleOS into their operations, recycling facilities see a 30-50% reduction in labor costs and a 2-3x increase in material recovery over manual sorting. Check out how we help recycling plants accomplish this:

• Uptime: Robots don’t need breaks. EverestLabs AI and robots can operate continuously, 24/7, with an uptime of 99% resulting in a higher throughput for recycling plants.
• Sorting Capabilities: While human efficiency tends to decline throughout the day due to fatigue and other factors, EverestLabs recycling robots can maintain a steady pick rate without declining performance, resulting in higher recovery rates.
• Small footprint: EverestLabs robotic cell has a minimal 3x3 footprint, taking up the same space as a human sorter. Due to this small footprint, EverestLabs’ AI and robotics can be placed on any belt, even in locations where humans cannot go.  
• Minimal Maintenance: Robot maintenance is minimal, requiring just one suction cup change weekly and occasional end of arm cleaning - both of which can be completed in a matter of minutes.

Placing robotics in your recycling operations doesn't replace the necessity of human involvement; instead, it transforms the functions humans fulfill. As automated robots handle repetitive and dangerous duties, human workers shift into roles overseeing, maintaining, and ensuring quality control. This collaborative partnership between humans and robots not only improves workplace conditions by lessening physical strain and minimizing exposure to hazardous materials but also enhances the overall efficiency of Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and recyclers.

Check out our most recent webinar below to learn how Alameda County Industries (ACI), a MRF in the San Francisco Bay Area, enhanced sort quality and solved their labor challenges with RecycleOS AI and robotics.

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