East Lansing, MI
Municipality in Michigan
United States
East Lansing, MI turns to AI to reduce household recycling errors
A 24-week pilot program with the city, Canada-based Prairie Robotics, The Recycling Partnership, and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy used cameras on the mid-Michigan city’s recycling collection trucks paired with computers powered by artificial intelligence to collect household-by-household data on what people placed in their curbside recycling bins or carts. The program analyzes residents' recycling behaviors and provides customized feedback.
East Lansing, MI
United States
East Lansing, MI experiments with Prairie Robotics platform on recycling collection vehicles
East Lansing worked with The Recycling Partnership and the state's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to organize the six-month trial. Prairie Robotics installed cameras for views of each vehicle's hopper and nearby streets. A machine-learning platform evaluates video footage for non-recyclable items at each collection address. The Public Works team sends postcards to encourage compliant households and suggest proper recycling techniques to non-compliant households.
East Lansing, MI
United States