MSU Recycling Center Adds Amp Robotics Sorter The Michigan State University (MSU) Surplus Store and Recycling Center located on the campus of MSU in East Lan- sing,Michigan, recently installed a robotic sorter to improve safety for its workers. “Our main goal when purchasing this sorter was to re- duce the risk of illness or injury at our material recovery facility (MRF),” said David Smith, the Recycling Director for the facility. The recycling center primarily serves the campus of MSU. The 18,758-square-foot facility employs three full-time workers and 20 part-time students. The MRF processes up to 9 million pounds of materials annually, including plastic, metal, fiber and glass for the campus. The Right Pick The sorter was purchased from Amp Robotics and can make 80 picks per minute. The sorter can learn about re- gional items not common in other recycling streams as well. This includes things such as the campus’ square orange juice refill containers, which are prevalent at MSU but not everywhere else. That information is then sent to a global database for the robotics to learn from and adapt to for fu- ture use. The facility bought the $250,000 sorter through a grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
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