Robots powered by artificial intelligence are making recycling more efficient in the Denver metro.
The Republic Services Denver recycling facility receives roughly 500 tons of material a day, coming in from Denver, metro area cities like Golden, Superior, Arvada, Lafayette and Louisville, and from mountain communities as far as Vail and Steamboat Springs.
General manager Steve Derus said the facility has already been using robots to sort material on conveyor belts for years, but the technology is getting better…