Greyparrot Analyzer Named One of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025
TIME magazine has recognized Greyparrot's Analyzer as one of the most innovative inventions of 2025, citing its potential to revolutionize the world by unlocking waste intelligence.
The TIME Best Inventions list, which has been running for over 20 years, highlights 300 groundbreaking innovations from around the globe. To compile this year's list, TIME considered nominations with a focus on emerging fields like AI, evaluating inventions based on originality, efficacy, ambition, and global impact.
About Greyparrot's Analyzer
Greyparrot's Analyzer is an AI-powered camera system that captures and analyzes waste streams in real-time within recycling facilities. It can classify materials into 111 distinct categories, identify packaging types and brands, and track 99% of materials moving through a facility.
- Classifies materials across 111 distinct categories
- Identifies packaging types and brands at an industrial scale
- Tracks 99% of material moving through a recycling facility
According to Greyparrot, the Analyzer can process tasks that would take a person over 375 hours to complete manually in just six hours. As the company notes,
The Analyzer doesn’t just see waste, it understands it.
Author's summary: Greyparrot's Analyzer is a game-changing innovation in waste management.