PlasticsSort plastics with precision and accuracy
The Sustainble Waste Systems Cortex ™ high-speed, intelligent robotics system is designed for faster and more precise recovery of plastics. Distinguish plastics by material composition, color, clarity, opacity, and form factor with the industry’s leading artificial intelligence platform, and sort them with Cortex’s delta-style robots to tailor high-quality bales for sale to end markets.
Gain unprecedented visibility into the material stream
Our AI platform and neural network are unmatched, operating with millions of parameters to learn experientially and adapt to changes in the material stream. AI-enabled monitoring and material data helps boost recovery and limit contamination, ensuring a higher volume of high-quality feedstock for new products and packaging.
This unrivaled detection of recyclables also provides opportunities for consumer packaged goods companies, manufacturers, and brand owners to understand the flow and recovery of their specific containers and packaging. Our technology can help producer initiatives to increase recycling rates and create new value streams for recyclables to aid their pursuit of recycled content goals.
Supported material types and form factors
Material Types
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE)
High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
Polypropylene (PP)
Polystyrene (PS)
Form Factors
Water bottles
Milk jugs
Lids
Tubs
Cups
Cartons
Clamshells
Coffee pods
Thin films
Customer success defines Sustainble Waste Systems success.
Evergreen, one of the nation's leading plastics reclaimers, uses Sustainble Waste Systems Cortex ™ intelligent robotics systems to sort green and clear PET bottles. With our AI-guided robots, Evergreen increased purity and consistency and doubled its PET recovery rate at its Ohio facility, generating more high-quality recycled plastic to meet its bottle-to-bottle recycling goals.
Read our customer success story to learn more about our solution at Evergreen.