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Tacoma tests AI cameras to cut recycling mistakes

Tacoma's pilot uses AI cameras to identify recycling errors and send educational feedback to residents, targeting a 22% contamination rate to lower recycling costs, officials said.

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Tacoma launches AI-powered cameras on recycling trucks to cut contamination and educate residents on recycling practices. Program runs through May 2027.

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Tacoma tests AI-enabled curbside recycling cameras

With EPA grant funding, the city is using Prairie Robotics’ truck-mounted system to detect contamination at the curb and tailor resident outreach. More cities will follow.

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Tacoma: Waste Separation Monitored by Ai and Cameras

The U.S. city of Tacoma uses artificial intelligence to track down garbage dumps. The goal: to search the waste already while emptying out. In Germany, too, there are ideas that go in the same direction.

·Munich, Germany
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Prairie Robotics expands its AI truck tech to more North American cities

Its recent partnership with Tacoma, Washington, was funded by a $1.8 million U.S. EPA recycling education grant. The company aims to expand its on-truck contamination detection services.

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Tacoma tests AI cameras to cut recycling mistakes

Tacoma launches AI-powered cameras on recycling trucks to cut contamination and educate residents on recycling practices. Program runs through May 2027.

·Seattle, United States
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King5 News broke the news in Seattle, United States on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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