So we're accepting two different types of plastic. Speaker 2: When we load the material into, into the lasso, um, as Centra array detects the material type. He explains what goes on under the hood and what kind of materials can be recycled with the machine. At the very end I met with Phil Sanders CTO at lasso loop. So now let's take a deeper look into what actually happens in the middle of this process between actually putting the can in the machine to coming through, to looking like this. We just took the bin out so you could see exactly what was happening. It's gonna be separated into one of S different compartments that will much more easily be able to be recycled by type. Now, obviously when you actually have this in your home, it's not gonna just fall on the floor like this. This footage film by the company shows you part of that process. Now we weren't allowed to film inside the machine because some of the tech is still patent pending, but lasso removes the labels, cleans and dries the items before crushing them. Then I open up the compartment door and put the can in upside down. I start by punching a larger hole in the can. I'm gonna go through a process and put a couple cans in, you know, maybe even some glass and see actually what happens and the finished product. So to test it out, I actually brought some trash from home, cuz that's what I do.
The idea is that you put the lasso in your kitchen or even your garage, just like any other appliance and by cleaning and separating things like glass and plastic, it helps remove contaminants, which means hopefully it actually ends up getting recycled properly. It processes can get recycled into a new, similar product. The us only recycled 8.7% of discarded plastic in 2018. The numbers are pretty bad with the EPA estimating. A lot of what we recycle actually ends up going straight to landfill or it's down cycled into lower quality products. We throw stuff into the curb recycling bin, and just hope that it gets taken care of, but that's not always the case. Speaker 1: Recycling is something a lot of us take for granted. Let's take a first look and see exactly what it can do. It's a home recycling machine that detects, cleans and breaks down recyclable goods.
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