A review on automated sorting of source-separated municipal solid waste for recycling.
A crucial prerequisite for recycling forming an integral part of municipal solid waste (MSW) management is sorting of useful materials from source-separated MSW. Researchers have been exploring automated sorting techniques to improve the overall efficiency of recycling process. This paper reviews recent advances in physical processes, sensors, and actuators used as well as control and autonomy related issues in the area of automated sorting and recycling of source-separated MSW. We believe that this paper will provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art and will help future system designers in the area. In this paper, we also present research challenges in the field of automated waste sorting and recycling.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Patna, Bihar 801103, India. Electronic address: sathish.pme14@iitp.ac.in.
Sathish Paulraj
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Gundupalli
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Patna, Bihar 801103, India. Electronic address: shait@iitp.ac.in.
Subrata
S
Hait
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Patna, Bihar 801103, India. Electronic address: athakur@iitp.ac.in.
Atul
A
Thakur
D059027:Recycling / Q000379:methods*; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
D062611:Solid Waste
Automated waste sorting; Recycling; Robotics; Sensors; Source-separated municipal solid waste; Waste recovery