Shanghai has officially implemented waste classification since July this year. Once any individual or group is found to throw the wrong waste, it may be fined. Therefore, the whole Shanghai people set off an upsurge of learning garbage classification. Nevertheless, many people mistakenly classified garbage and were fined. In order to improve the efficiency of waste classification, the Shanghai government decided to use the power of science and technology.
AI trash can appears in Shanghai (source: chinadaily)
It is reported that an AI trash can with automatic classification has been officially put into use on Zhangjiang artificial intelligence island in Shanghai. This trash can uses solar energy or plug-in devices to identify 95% of recyclable garbage. It can identify harmful garbage only after it is updated at the end of August.
At present, more than 30 have been put into use, mainly in areas with dense flow of people, office and public places and other areas seriously affected by waste classification. It is reported that the trash can will appear at the Artificial Intelligence Conference on August 29, and 2000 are planned to be put on the market before the end of the year.
AI trash can appears in Shanghai (source: chinadaily)
When the garbage classification policy was just implemented, some netizens encountered problems after drinking a cup of pearl milk tea. How to classify the remaining pearl milk tea? After research, it is found that pearls and pulp belong to wet waste; Cups and straws belong to dry waste; Some covers are recyclable waste and some are dry waste, which should be 'different from tea'. After reading the AI trash can, netizens said they didn't know whether it could perfectly classify a cup of pearl milk tea.