California Waste Solutions Adds AI Scanners at Oakland Recycling Plant

Sep 25, 2026
California Waste Solutions is installing EverestLabs AI scanners at its Oakland recycling plant and expanding optical sorting capacity at a San Jose facility.

California Waste Solutions said in a press release it is installing AI scanners from EverestLabs at its 10th Street material recovery facility in Oakland. The company is also expanding capacity for optical sorting systems from Pellenc ST at its Timothy facility in San Jose.

The AI scanners monitor material entering the recycling line, count items, record belt loads, and identify contamination. California Waste Solutions will use the resulting data to adjust operations and improve material recovery and purity.

The company also provided two garbage trucks for an Oakland community cleanup covering Union Point Park, the Home Depot area, and nearby streets. Oakland is separately using Aerbits, an aerial imagery program with AI assistance, to detect abandoned trash before it accumulates.

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