{"id":533,"date":"2025-04-23T09:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/?p=533"},"modified":"2025-04-28T01:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T01:31:24","slug":"ai-based-paper-cup-recycling-pilot-launches-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/ai-based-paper-cup-recycling-pilot-launches-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"AI-based paper cup recycling pilot launches in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"09ef6261-fc84-421c-9e04-d8c6ae5a56a5\" data-beyondwords-player=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-63617 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"516\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cardiff.png?resize=860%2C516&amp;ssl=1\"><\/h4>\n<h4>An AI-based recycling pilot has launched in Cardiff city centre which allows people to recycle their used paper cups in return for a 5p reward.<\/h4>\n<p>The three-month pilot will allow people to recycle their used paper cups at participating Caff\u00e8 Nero, Costa Coffee, Greggs, McDonald\u2019s and Pret a Manger stores.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot launched this week as part of a partnership between Keep Wales Tidy, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuprecyclingscheme.co.uk\/\">National Cup Recycling Scheme<\/a>\u00a0and waste sorting app\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/getbower.com\/\">Bower<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Customers purchasing drinks in paper cups from these retailers can download the Bower app, scan their cup with the AI photo scanner, and return it to a participating store for proper recycling. Each returned cup earns a 5p reward via the app.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the launch, Owen Derbyshire, CEO of Keep Wales Tidy, said: \u201cThis scheme is a fantastic opportunity for Cardiff to lead the way in paper cup recycling, showing how small actions \u2013 like returning a used cup \u2013 can add up to a big impact.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This scheme is a fantastic opportunity for Cardiff to lead the way in paper cup recycling\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBy working together across industries and engaging the public, we can reduce litter, keep valuable materials in circulation, and move towards a more sustainable future for Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most paper cups can be recycled multiple times into new products, including paper packaging.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the recycling process, Keep Wales Tidy says the plastic lining is separated and repurposed into items, such as garden furniture and cable ties, in Wales, while the fibres are processed at a specialist paper mill in the Lake District.<\/p>\n<p>Berfin Mert, Co-founder at Bower, commented: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to support Cardiff\u2019s groundbreaking initiative, which features the world\u2019s first paper cup recycling scheme powered by AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the AI object detection technology, developed in collaboration with Google, consumers can instantly identify and recycle their paper cups and get rewarded for their good acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.circulareconomyfestival.com\/?utm_source=partner_site&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=AprilFOCEBanner\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-453669 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"106\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CIWM-394-FOCE-25-Leaderboard-728x90px-scaled.jpg?resize=860%2C106&amp;ssl=1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/news\/ai-based-paper-cup-recycling-pilot-launches-in-cardiff\/\">AI-based paper cup recycling pilot launches in Cardiff<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\">Circular Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 An AI-based recycling pilot has launched in Cardiff city centre which allows people to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions\/534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}