Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Even casual fans of Jermaine Clement could appreciate the Recycl-o-sort — after all, it’s hard to deny the vitalness of sorting out the recycling. In that spirit, a team of MIT students concocted a prototype that automatically sifts through recyclables and deposits them into the appropriate bin depending on makeup. The sun-powered device is currently being tested in Boston’s Codman Square area as part of Family, Inc.’s recycling awareness campaign, and it reportedly

uses a “turntable” to pass each item through a trio of sensors to determine whether it’s aluminum, plastic, glass or just plain rubbish. signal us crazy, but that whole thing just brings back memories of that team building exercise we did back in ‘99.

[Via Core77]

 

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