Abstract: This paper rigorously investigates the issue of automatic waste classification using the deep learning paradigm. We propose an end-to-end solution based on transfer learning using ResNet101, ...

Jim Thu Tai Duong, known in Vietnam as "Vua Rác" (the King of Trash), lost his company, the largest paper-recycling firm in South Vietnam, in 1975 when Saigon fell. The Duong family fled by boat and ...

KEARNEY, Neb — The City of Kearney Sanitation Division has announced adjustments to its refuse collection and recycling schedules due to the Christmas holiday. From Dec. 22 through Dec. 26, ...

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Irondequoit officials temporarily extended contracts with two major trash companies while they sort out ongoing service issues across town. Waste Management dropped nearly 200 residents this summer ...

Lakshadweep is facing a worsening waste crisis. Community bins have been removed and garbage now accumulates in open dumping yards near the sea. A surge in tourism, increased plastic use, and lack of ...

In just eight months, a waste crisis in Pakistan’s most populous province was turned into the world’s largest integrated waste management system. The initiative’s massive scale and impressive results, ...

When scientists make the thin metal films used in electronics, optics and quantum technologies, they usually spend months tinkering with the temperature, composition and timing of the process, hoping ...