Climate ToolsetHow Recycling Photo Sorter Preview works
Press Load model once: your browser downloads EfficientNet-Lite0 image classifier (MediaPipe, int8) (17 MB) from this site and keeps it in its cache. Then add your file and press Analyze locally. The model runs on this device, so nothing you enter is sent to a server. Until the model is loaded, or if your device cannot run it, the tool falls back to a simple keyword check and labels the result as the fallback.
EfficientNet-Lite0 image classifier (MediaPipe, int8) names the main subject of a photo from the 1,000 ImageNet categories, such as "water bottle", "carton" or "laptop", with a confidence for its top five guesses.
The tool then maps those labels onto its own groups (listed below): the first of the top guesses, in confidence order and above 5%, that belongs to a group decides the result. If none does, it says it is not sure rather than guess.
Groups
- Plastic bottles and containers - Most curbside programs take rinsed plastic bottles and jugs; check the resin number and your local rules.
- Soft plastic (store drop-off) - Plastic bags and film jam sorting machines; most curbside bins reject them. Use a store drop-off point.
- Glass - Glass bottles and jars are usually recyclable when empty; drinking glasses and vases often are not.
- Metal cans and foil - Food and drink cans are widely recycled; pans and other scrap metal usually go to a scrap yard.
- Paper and cardboard - Clean, dry paper and flattened cardboard; greasy or wet paper goes in compost or trash.
- Electronics (e-waste) - Never put electronics or batteries in the curbside bin; use an e-waste drop-off.
- Food scraps (compost) - Compost if your area collects food waste; otherwise trash.
