Databeyond Intelligent Sorting: Solving the Global Challenge of Municipal Solid Waste Recovery

Abstract: How can we unlock the hidden value in mixed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)?

Overview

Every year, the world generates hundreds of millions of tons of mixed Municipal Solid Waste. Transforming this "urban mine" into usable resources has become a significant global environmental challenge. In the European Union, for example, despite a 55% recycling target for municipal waste by 2025, many regions still rely heavily on incineration and landfilling due to persistent technical bottlenecks.

In China, the resource recovery of mixed waste faces similar hurdles. High-value recyclables—such as plastic bottles, cans, and cardboard—are often picked out at the front end by sanitation workers. The remaining mixed waste is often too complex, contaminated, and costly to sort, leaving incineration and landfilling as the only viable, yet wasteful, options.

I. Technical Innovation: The Key to MSW Recovery

While waste sorting at the source is the starting point, the ultimate goal is to maximize the recycling rate of all materials. To achieve this, we must break through the technical barriers of sorting mixed waste. Databeyond utilizes automated, intelligent, and digital sorting technologies to build a complete resource recovery chain:

1.Precision Screening: The process begins with accurate screening, where materials are diverted into large, medium, and small channels for pre-treatment.

2.High-Efficiency Extraction: Databeyond’s AI Optical Sorters then extract high-value recyclables, such as plastics and metals, with high precision.

3.Advanced Polymer Separation: At the heart of the process is the AI Hyperspectral Optical Sorter. It identifies and separates PP, PE, and PET films (used for re-granulation or pyrolysis into fuel) from low-value waste. Crucially, it strictly rejects harmful PVC films to prevent the production of hydrogen chloride or dioxins during downstream processing.

4.Dry-Wet Separation: Finally, the remaining material undergoes dry-wet separation. Dry materials are processed into Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), while wet organic waste is used for biogas production via anaerobic digestion or dehydrated for use as fuel.

Through this seamless intelligent sorting flow, Databeyond achieves "Maximum Sorting Efficiency, Near-Zero Landfill," finding a sustainable destination for every piece of waste.

II. Why Choose Databeyond?

Since its inception in 2018, Databeyond has been dedicated to the R&D of intelligent sorting technology, accumulating over 300 national patents. We consistently break technical limits in the most challenging sorting environments.

Today, thousands of Databeyond AI Optical Sorters are serving the global recycling industry across Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Australia, India, Mexico, Panama, Brazil, and Southeast Asia.

Core Strengths:

●Superior Perception: Using multi-sensor fusion, Databeyond provides optical sorters with unmatched "insight" and "execution" to handle complex and heavily contaminated waste.

●Comprehensive Solutions: We offer specialized recovery solutions for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW), Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), Films, Textiles, Waste Paper, and Mixed Plastics.

●Digital Management: Beyond high-end hardware, Databeyond provides a plant-wide digital management system. This system offers full traceability, real-time monitoring of throughput, material composition, and equipment status, helping clients build smart, automated, and digital recycling facilities.

III. Intelligent Sorting: Powering the Circular Economy

As the world continues to generate massive amounts of waste daily, technical upgrades are the only path forward. By implementing intelligent, automated, and refined sorting, we can transform mixed waste into sustainable resources and alleviate the burden on our planet.

Databeyond remains committed to technical innovation as our core engine. We aim to lead the democratization of high-end intelligent sorting technology, boosting global resource recovery rates and moving toward a cleaner, more circular future.

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