Resource Utilization of Low-Value Recyclables: The DATABEYOND Solution

Driven by the dual goals of global plastic pollution control and China’s “dual carbon” targets, China’s waste plastic industry is undergoing a green transformation from “end-of-pipe treatment” to “resource utilization”. To address industry bottlenecks and explore development directions together, the 2nd CPS China International Summit on Low-Value Recyclables and Resource Utilization was held in Hangzhou on November 28, 2025.

At the industry forum, experts from the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Construction, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the environmental sanitation centers of Xiamen and Ningbo pointed out that as the world’s largest producer and consumer of plastics, improving the resource utilization level of low-value recyclables has become a key step in advancing the circular economy and improving the ecological environment. However, the industry is currently facing widespread core pain points:

· Cost Pain Point: Exorbitant recycling costs make it difficult to achieve an economic closed-loop for technology implementation.

· Technology Pain Point: The scarcity of qualified suppliers and low sorting purity lead to poor product quality stability.

Faced with these severe industry challenges, experts agreed that intelligent sorting solutions are the key to breaking the deadlock. At the forum, DATABEYOND demonstrated its innovative solutions and technological advantages for low-value recyclables, winning unanimous recognition from the professional audience present.

· DATABEYOND AI Big Database

Breaking through the limitations of the traditional “collection → annotation → training” model, DATABEYOND’s AI Big Database leverages cutting-edge technologies such as 2D-to-3D conversion, 3D deformation, and the fusion of real-machine data and synthetic data. This enables the system to become increasingly “intelligent” with use, continuously improving recognition accuracy.

· DATABEYOND Multi-Sensor Fusion Technology

The powerful combination of AI sensors, hyperspectral sensors (SPEC), fluorescence aging sensors (FLUO), metal sensors (METAL) and barrier spectral sensors (BARRIER) forms an impenetrable recognition network, enabling precise identification of various low-value recyclables.

DATABEYOND Innovative Technologies Empower Intelligent Sorting of Low-Value Recyclables

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Sorting

Precisely sort a variety of recyclable materials from complex MSW. It can accurately separate plastics such as PET, PE and PP; films such as PVC, PP and LDPE; metals such as aluminum cans and tin cans; while achieving high-precision sorting of glass of different colors and paper with various fiber densities.

Waste Textile Sorting

Provide multi-dimensional sorting solutions for waste textiles. It can sort complete garments by material (e.g., sorting out clothes with polyester/cotton content of over 90% or 80%) or by style, and realize color sorting and impurity removal for crushed materials and leftover scraps (effectively removing attachments such as sequins, buttons and zippers).

Film and Flexible Packaging Sorting

The innovative application of an aerodynamic conveying system ensures the stable transportation of lightweight film materials. Combined with the AI Big Database and 256-band hyperspectral recognition, it can accurately sort materials such as PE, PVC, PET and aluminum-plastic composite films in flexible packaging, realizing the sorting of different films including PE, PET, PP and PVC films.

Mixed Household Plastic Sorting

No cleaning required—direct sorting after crushing is feasible. It can accurately separate hundreds of plastic fragments such as PP, PE, PC, ABS, PVC and PET, and sort them by color and shape, adapting to sizes ranging from 6mm to 50mm.

As a leading provider of AI optical sorters in China’s front-end waste recycling sector, DATABEYOND has accumulated profound experience. Currently, thousands of DATABEYOND AI optical sorters are serving renewable resource recycling enterprises worldwide, covering countries and regions including China, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Brazil, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Panama, Uganda and Uzbekistan, and are highly praised by users. DATABEYOND is committed to leveraging professional knowledge and technological innovation to address the sorting bottlenecks of low-value recyclables, leading the inclusive application of high-end intelligent sorting equipment globally, and accelerating the arrival of the intelligent era in the world’s renewable resource industry.