China’s war on trash goes hi-tech with AI-driven apps for sorting and facial recognition to enforce recycling


After Shanghai residents complained about the difficulty in sorting waste into four categories under a new rule that came into effect July 1, China

Chinese consumers are spoiled with apps for just about everything they need to do in daily life – and that now includes sorting trash.

After Shanghai residents complained about the difficulty in sorting waste into four categories under a new rule that came into effect July 1, China’s biggest Internet companies jumped in with apps to help out.

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