AI Vision System for Recycling and Waste Sorting

Detect WEEE, contaminants, and misclassified waste on sorting conveyors in real time. Designed to handle the complexity and variability of industrial recycling environments.

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Visionairy WEEE detection on a sorting conveyor

WHY AI FOR RECYCLING

Recycling is the ideal environment for AI vision

Unlike structured manufacturing, recycling streams are chaotic by nature. Objects vary in shape, color, size, and condition constantly. That extreme variability is exactly what our unsupervised AI was built for.

Built for Extreme Variability

WEEE, packaging, organics — no two items are the same. Our AI generalizes across classes without retraining for every new object type.

No Fixed Templates Needed

Legacy machine vision requires fixed shapes and known objects. Our unsupervised AI learns from what it sees on your conveyor. No prior catalog needed.

Improves as Waste Streams Change

Seasonal waste, new material categories, regulatory changes. The AI adapts continuously. The more it sees, the more accurate it becomes.

APPLICATIONS

Inspection solutions for Recycling, at every stage

From electronic waste detection on sorting conveyors to contamination control in plastics and paper flows, Visionairy adapts to your waste stream.

WEEE Detection on Conveyor

Identify WEEE in mixed recycling streams in real time, with instant operator alerts via light tower or line signal before electronic scrap contaminates your sorted output.

Mixed Object Recognition

Detect WEEE hidden in toys and household objects within paper or plastic flows, protecting sorting equipment and ensuring compliance.

Contaminant Detection

Spot plastics in paper streams, metals in organic waste, or electronics in any flow. Prevent equipment damage and rejected output batches.

Waste Classification and Counting

Classify waste categories in real time. Track volumes by material type, shift, and line. Audit-ready reporting for compliance bodies.

Container Condition Verification

Check IBC totes, drums, and pallets for damage, deformation, or oxidation before they re-enter circulation, with pallet type and closure verified in the same pass.

Traceability and Compliance Reporting

Log every detection event with image and timestamp, building the traceability trail your ERP or compliance workflow needs.

KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Designed for the chaos of recycling environments

Handles Any Object, Any Condition

Our unsupervised AI generalizes across object shapes, materials, and conditions. Crushed, dirty, partial. No exhaustive training catalog needed.

DETECTION

WEEE Detection in Mixed Flows

Detect WEEE on sorting conveyors in real time. Trigger instant alerts before electronic scrap contaminates your sorted output.

COMPLIANCE

Audit-Ready Compliance Reports

Log every detection with image evidence and timestamp. Generate compliance reports automatically for any regulatory body.

ALERTS

Instant Operator Alerts

Light tower, buzzer, or digital signal the moment a non-conforming object is detected. No manual monitoring. Zero reaction delay.

ADAPTABILITY

Adapts as Waste Streams Evolve

New material categories, seasonal changes, regulatory updates. Retrain in minutes from new examples. The AI improves continuously.

SCALABILITY

Deploy Across All Sorting Lines

Start on one conveyor. Roll out across your entire facility. Centralized dashboard for all lines, one view, every detection event.

CUSTOMER STORY

How Ecomaison and Tripap detect WEEE in kids' toy sorting lines

Tripap processes mixed recycling streams, including paper flows contaminated by WEEE hidden inside toys and small household electronics.

Undetected WEEE is one of the biggest hazards in a sorting center. The lithium batteries hidden inside these objects can ignite when they are crushed or compacted, triggering fires that halt operations and put teams at risk. Detecting them in real time is a safety priority, not just a compliance requirement.
— Frank Elaudais, Site Manager, Tripapyrus

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