What's Next with Philip Meissner Why Recycling Fails (and How AI Can Fix It)
AI can recognise faces, cars, even emotions, but until now, it couldn’t see our waste. Philip Meissner talks with Ambarish Mitra, founder of GrayParrot, about the unexpected place AI is finally starting to change the system: recycling.
Ambarish shares his journey from augmented reality to environmental AI, and explains how digitising waste unlocks a powerful new data layer for the circular economy.
You’ll learn:
- Why the plastic crisis is actually a waste and data problem
- How AI detects and sorts waste in chaotic recycling environments
- Why most recyclable packaging never gets recycled
- How real-time data is changing policy, producer responsibility, and design decisions
This conversation shows how AI can move beyond optimisation and advertising to solve one of the world’s most overlooked challenges.
Watch now to see how invisible waste is becoming actionable intelligence.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:13 From augmented reality to recycling
02:45 Why waste is the last AI frontier
04:29 Waste as a design and data problem
06:29 How Gray Parrot uses AI to see waste
08:47 Solving AI detection in chaotic waste
11:28 Insights for waste plants and brands
14:29 Vision for global impact
16:08 Bottlenecks in the circular economy
18:59 The true scale of the waste crisis
23:26 Entrepreneurial pride and purpose
27:26 Leadership lessons from Blippar
29:51 Curiosity vs conviction
30:43 Staying grounded as a founder
32:44 What makes the future optimistic
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