CLUSTER WASTE-RECYCLING-CLASSIFIES · 33 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2025-07-11

AI waste classification and recycling guidance

The cluster consists of 20 AI-powered products that classify waste from photos and guide disposal, recycling, and sustainability practices. Before the index began, dated entries appeared sporadically starting in June 2023, then a series of monthly entries from July to October 2025, followed by additional entries in January, February, May, and June 2026. Traction leaders among these products are BinGO and sort-smart-mobile, each with 1 star of activity signal, followed by SmartWasteAI with 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUN 2023: 1JUL 2025: 1AUG 2025: 1SEP 2025: 1OCT 2025: 2JAN 2026: 1FEB 2026: 1MAY 2026: 1JUN 2026: 2AUG 2026: 10SEP 2026: 9OCT 2026: 3
JUN 2023OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 4 ai-built · 1 hand-coded · 15 unlabelled

Operator · 12 hobby · 8 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01esf-coco-hackathon2★17 days—hobbyCamera-based app that recognizes rubbish items and tells users which recycling bin each item belongs in.
  2. 02EcoBin2★23 days—hand-codedhobbyWeb app that identifies waste material from uploaded photos, showing the category, confidence score, and alternative predictions to guide disposal.
  3. 03CleanSweep1★21 days—hobbyDesktop app that scans image folders, flags greeting cards and quote images using OCR and vision AI, and moves selected files to the Windows Recycle Bin.
  4. 04kapdaloop0★9 days—hobbyWeb app that coordinates textile collection by classifying unwanted clothes, recommending reuse or recycling, and grouping nearby pickups.
  5. 05sort-smart-mobile1★1 moliveai-builtMobile app that uses an AI image classifier to identify waste items and guide users on proper recycling and disposal methods.
  6. 06WasteWise-AI0★21 days—hobbyAI app that identifies waste items from photos or text and provides practical disposal guidance.
  7. 07web-sping-sistema0★9 daysliveWeb app for waste classification and management with user authentication, RFID identification, sensor integration, and a points system.
  8. 08EcoVision0★13 days—hobbyWeb app that analyzes photos of discarded items, classifies them by waste type, flags electronic waste, and provides recycling guidance.
  9. 09Detection-of-Garbage-in-Water-Bodies-using-AI-Based-Techniques0★23 days—AI web app that identifies floating garbage in images of water bodies, detecting objects such as bottles, plastic bags, and branches.
  10. 10BinGO1★1 mo—hobbyWaste reporting platform where citizens photograph issues that AI classifies, deduplicates, clusters, and scores for urgency, to dispatch municipal sanitation teams.
  11. 11Ecobin_Project2★5 molivehobbyApp that uses computer vision to classify waste into biodegradable, recyclable, or non-biodegradable categories with gamified incentives for sustainable disposal.
  12. 12SmartWasteAI0★1 molivehobbyAI web app that classifies waste images into ten categories with confidence scores to support recycling and disposal decisions.
  13. 13Plastic-recycler0★1 mo—App that tells if plastic is recyclable and provides its market price.
  14. 14wasteai-nexus5★11 mostalelivehobbyWeb platform that uses AI to monitor waste processing and predict energy generation while engaging communities in sustainability efforts.
  15. 15Bingo0★2 mo—Waste disposal verification app that rewards users for properly disposing of trash with points and badges.
  16. 16plasticpulse0★2 mo—AI-powered platform that detects and reports plastic waste from images, tracks locations, and supports environmental cleanup initiatives.
  17. 17LivingDesertSustainability0★3 mo—ai-builtA prototype web app for visualizing waste and invoice data for a sustainability team, built with AI tooling.
  18. 18projek-kelompok5-c91f6a9a0★3 mo—ai-builthobbyA web app and Python script that classify photos of waste as organic, inorganic, or non-waste using AI vision.
  19. 19ECOVOICE_AI0★4 mo—ai-builthobbyAI app that identifies waste types from photos and suggests disposal and reusability options through multilingual voice interaction.
  20. 20scwm0★8 mostale—Web application that analyzes photos of construction waste to detect material types, score confidence, and generate sustainability impact insights for builders.