The United States throws away $6.5 billion worth of reusable material every year, and the recycling rate has remained flat for over a decade. Now, tech companies are using artificial intelligence and robotics to make the process safer, more efficient, and more common. But can they really raise the recycling rate in a country with more than 9,000 recycling programs? MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: Why Are Chip Bags So Hard To Recycle? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider youtu.be/i8zQtMUmRTM?si=Z0ECIuAt5c38dFIh 11 Ways People Make Money Off America's Garbage | World Wide Waste | Business Insider Marathon youtu.be/Bo-dgSkNC-M?si=s32r-Bd4pPN9LaYF 10 Ways To Fight 2 Billion Tons Of Trash | Business Insider Marathon | Business Insider youtu.be/5hNZtseYru4?si=FUM_SsxTMf-7476n 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - US Recycling Rates 01:40 - US Waste Exports and Ban 02:26 - How AMP Started 02:45 - AMP ONE in Cleveland Part I 03:16 - Materials Recovery Facilities 03:45 - AMP ONE in Cle...