The plastic recycling industry needs to precisely separate the plastic by category. The purity of each plastic group (PETE, PVC, PP, etc) has a direct correlation to the refund money. Because the product is not consistent throughout the manufacturing industry, manual sorting tasks are performed, but there is a real automation need. See how combining a special lighting technique, a specific camera acquisition mode, the processing of image in color space, and a well synchronized rejection device from National Instruments acts as a viable solution.