Sortera is turning America’s scrap aluminum problem into cash
When it comes to recycling, few materials can match aluminum. It can be reused an infinite number of times, and it’s often cheaper to recycle than to produce new aluminum because it requires so much less energy. Yet only about a third of the aluminum used in the U.S. gets recycled. The problem lies in sorting mixed aluminum scrap — a challenge that has long stumped the recycling industry. Michael Siemer, CEO of Sortera, thinks his company has found the key, though. Sortera says it has developed a system that can separate aluminum grades with over 95% accuracy — a breakthrough that could unlock a massive untapped resource in the recycling industry. Here’s how it works: The company uses an AI model that identifies different grades of aluminum based on data from lasers,…
