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Illegal landfills are a critical issue due to their environmental, economic, and public health impacts. This study leverages aerial imagery for environmental crime monitoring. While advances in artificial intelligence and computer vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-03 Matias Molina , Rita P. Ribeiro , Bruno Veloso , João Gama

Robotic waste sorting poses significant challenges in both perception and manipulation, given the extreme variability of objects that should be recognized on a cluttered conveyor belt. While deep learning has proven effective in solving…

This paper presents a novel garbage pickup robot which operates on the grass. The robot is able to detect the garbage accurately and autonomously by using a deep neural network for garbage recognition. In addition, with the ground…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-01 Jinqiang Bai , Shiguo Lian , Zhaoxiang Liu , Kai Wang , Dijun Liu

This paper presents a novel methodology that integrates trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) with an energy-efficient robotic arm for intelligent waste classification and sorting. By utilizing a convolutional neural network (CNN)…

This study introduces the Garbage Dataset (GD), a publicly available image dataset designed to advance automated waste segregation through machine learning and computer vision. It is a diverse dataset that covers 10 categories of common…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-04 Suman Kunwar

Polythene has always been a threat to the environment since its invention. It is non-biodegradable and very difficult to recycle. Even after many awareness campaigns and practices, Separation of polythene bags from waste has been a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-01-26 Divyansh Singh

Garbage production and littering are persistent global issues that pose significant environmental challenges. Despite large-scale efforts to manage waste through collection and sorting, existing approaches remain inefficient, leading to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-16 Everest Z. Kuang , Kushal Raj Bhandari , Jianxi Gao

The growing amount of waste is a problem for the environment that requires efficient sorting techniques for various kinds of waste. An automated waste classification system is used for this purpose. The effectiveness of these Artificial…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Misbah Ijaz , Saif Ur Rehman Khan , Abd Ur Rehman , Tayyaba Asif , Sebastian Vollmer , Andreas Dengel , Muhammad Nabeel Asim

With the increasing use of plastic, the challenges associated with managing plastic waste have become more challenging, emphasizing the need of effective solutions for classification and recycling. This study explores the potential of deep…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-31 Suman Kunwar , Banji Raphael Owabumoye , Abayomi Simeon Alade

Littering quantification is an important step for improving cleanliness of cities. When human interpretation is too cumbersome or in some cases impossible, an objective index of cleanliness could reduce the littering by awareness actions.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-11-01 Mohammad Saeed Rad , Andreas von Kaenel , Andre Droux , Francois Tieche , Nabil Ouerhani , Hazim Kemal Ekenel , Jean-Philippe Thiran

According to the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme, every day, 2 million tons of sewage and industrial and agricultural waste are discharged into the worlds water. In order to address this pervasive issue of increasing water…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-07-18 Ankit Gupta , Elliott Ruebush

Population growth in the last decades has resulted in the production of about 2.01 billion tons of municipal waste per year. The current waste management systems are not capable of providing adequate solutions for the disposal and use of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-05 Jaime Caballero , Francisco Vergara , Randal Miranda , José Serracín

Efficient waste sorting is crucial for enabling circular-economy practices and resource recovery in smart cities. This paper evaluates both traditional machine-learning (Random Forest, SVM, AdaBoost) and deep-learning techniques including…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Julius Sechang Mboli , Omolara Aderonke Ogungbemi

Less than 35% of recyclable waste is being actually recycled in the US, which leads to increased soil and sea pollution and is one of the major concerns of environmental researchers as well as the common public. At the heart of the problem…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Dina Bashkirova , Mohamed Abdelfattah , Ziliang Zhu , James Akl , Fadi Alladkani , Ping Hu , Vitaly Ablavsky , Berk Calli , Sarah Adel Bargal , Kate Saenko

Accurate waste classification is vital for achieving sustainable waste management and reducing the environmental footprint of urbanization. Misclassification of recyclable materials contributes to landfill accumulation, inefficient…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Debojyoti Ghosh , Adrijit Goswami

With the global issue of plastic debris ever expanding, it is about time that the technology industry stepped in. This study aims to assess whether deep learning can successfully distinguish between marine life and man-made debris…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-12-14 Zoe Moorton , Zeyneb Kurt , Wai Lok Woo

The recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment is an essential tool in allowing for a circular economy, presenting the potential for significant environmental and economic gain. However, traditional material separation…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Álvaro G. Becker , Marcelo P. Cenci , Thiago L. T. da Silveira , Hugo M. Veit

As litter pollution continues to rise globally, developing automated tools capable of detecting litter effectively remains a significant challenge. This study presents a novel approach that combines, for the first time, privileged…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Matthias Bartolo , Konstantinos Makantasis , Dylan Seychell

Improper solid waste management represents both a serious threat to ecosystem health and a significant source of revenues for criminal organizations perpetrating environmental crimes. This issue can be mitigated thanks to the increasing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Federico Gibellini , Piero Fraternali , Giacomo Boracchi , Luca Morandini , Thomas Martinoli , Andrea Diecidue , Simona Malegori

Trash deposits in aquatic environments have a destructive effect on marine ecosystems and pose a long-term economic and environmental threat. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) could very well contribute to the solution of this problem…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-09-24 Michael Fulton , Jungseok Hong , Md Jahidul Islam , Junaed Sattar