How one recycling plant is using AI to help make sorting process easier, faster
One recycling plant in Berlin, Connecticut is using AI to help making sorting through the garbage easier and faster.
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One recycling plant in Berlin, Connecticut is using AI to help making sorting through the garbage easier and faster.
The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura uses trash to create their instruments and then they travel the world to perform.
Retired teacher Martha Friend has turned her home into an art installation, using recycled items including many that were donated by neighbors. WBZ-TV's Levan Reid reports.
Schools in Needham have cut down on their food waste by replacing their old cafeteria lunch trays with reusable metal ones.
The stainless steel trays are reusable and get picked up and washed by Re-Dish, a company dedicated to replace single-using products in big eating environments like schools. WBZ-TV's Paula Ebben reports.
WBZ glued Apple AirTags inside a number of Starbucks cups to track where they ended up.
Cyclyx in New Hampshire hopes to increase the amount of plastics that can be recycled through its new program in Houston, Texas.
WBZ's Jacob Wycoff reports.
Starbucks unveiled the new cups ahead of Earth Day and as a new report warns plastic production emissions are even greater than those from aviation.
Starbucks will now allow its baristas to serve beverages in cups provided by customers at drive-thrus in the U.S. and Canada.
If you're wondering if you can recycle all of that used wrapping paper... most of it should go in the trash.
WBZ TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
The EPA says people think the recycling arrows means any plastic can be easily recycled – and that’s not true.
It's universally recognized as a sign to recycle. But the EPA is now saying it's also universally confusing, since many plastics can't easily be recycled.
Holiday weekend weather; MBTA tracks fire; Crane falls on house; Bottle deposit debate
Helpsy has large blue bins all over Massachusetts to collect unwanted clothes to give them a "second life."
WBZ TV's Courtney Cole reports.
About one-third of Americans recycle, but despite our best intentions, we recycle things that hurt the cause. WBZ-TV's David Wade reports.
A new proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire, is facing opposition.
The city of Peabody was hacked last summer with the mayor's office saying someone got into their systems and began copying certain files.
Officials emphasized the AI technology is intended to improve efficiency and productivity rather than eliminate positions.
The freezing cold temperatures that iced out ponds over the last few weeks is good news for some boaters in Massachusetts.
The driver accused of killing an art collector and his dog in a hit-and-run in Boston last month has been declared incompetent to stand trial at this time.
Stefon Diggs made a brief appearance in court in Dedham Friday to face criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted his personal chef.
The driver accused of killing an art collector and his dog in a hit-and-run in Boston last month has been declared incompetent to stand trial at this time.
A retired Gloucester firefighter has died after being struck by a police cruiser in Lowell last Thursday.
City leaders in Salem, Massachusetts are considering increasing the fines for property owners who don't clear sidewalks after a snowstorm.
An igloo has popped up in the backyard of a South Boston property and it's taking the neighborhood and internet by storm.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
The Kowloon is coming to Revere Beach.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Stefon Diggs made a brief appearance in court in Dedham, Massachusetts Friday to face criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted his personal chef.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
A close family friend tells CBS News about the Olympic dream Team USA skater Maxim Naumov shared with his parents, and how "he did it."
Maxim Naumov's score Tuesday was enough to make it through the short program, giving him another opportunity to perform when the men's free skate takes place Friday night.
Head coach Mike Vrabel held his final news conference of the season at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.