AI dashboard could make a recycler’s life a lot easier

Waste analytics specialist Greyparrot is launching its industry-first Facility Dashboard at the IFAT expo in Munich this month. Its artificial intelligence (AI) driven solution offers a central view of sorting performance for materials recovery facilities.

‘By unifying data from key conveyor belts, the new dashboard unleashes the power of lean facility management,’ Greyparrot says. In response to industry demand, its Facility Dashboard addresses constant changes that present a challenge for sorting facilities – from fluctuating material supply to shifting market conditions.

‘Our Facility Dashboard marks a significant leap forward in the evolution of smart recycling facilities. It offers a unified view of all plant performance at-a-glance, distilling an entire sorting facility’s operations onto a single live screen,’ says Mikela Druckman, ceo of Greyparrot. ‘It enables operators to adapt faster, reaching new levels of efficiency and profitability.’

‘Traditionally, recyclers have relied on data collected by manual sampling across key belts and product lines, resulting in a fragmented view of their operations,’ Druckmann notes. ‘We offer crucial visibility that has been missing until now. By centralising real-time data and AI analytics, we empower operators to make data-driven decisions to maximise profitability, and minimise valuable material from ending up in landfills.’

The tech company points out that, by 2050, the world is projected to generate 3.4 billion tonnes of waste every year. Just 5 500 facilities handle all this material worldwide, adding pressure recyclers to process higher volumes of waste, faster. Advanced technology can help bring operators up to speed.

Key features of the dashboard:

● Real-time production overview: Monitor live yield and throughput rates, and track overall plant performance.

● Flow analysis graph: Track the movement of specific materials from infeed to outfeed, identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies.

● Quality control at a glance: Maintain consistent material purity across product lines to meet market requirements.

● Loss visualisation: Pinpoint recoverable materials being lost to residue, making targeted improvements