Augmented reality process for sorting materials

A system for processing materials for a recycling workstream, the system comprising:

• at least one sorting surface configured to hold at least one of a plurality of sortable items;
• at least one bin configured to receive the at least one of the plurality of sortable items;
• at least one illumination source configured to illuminate the at least one of the plurality of sortable items while the at least one of the plurality of sortable items is on the at least one sorting surface;
• at least one sensor system having an output configured to receive at least one sensor input from the at least one of the plurality of sortable items while the at least one of the plurality of sortable items is on the at least one sorting surface;
• at least one augmented reality interface having at least one input and at least one output, the at least one output configured to provide at least one augmented reality interface user with at least one augmented reality sensation;
• and
• a computing system in data communication with the at least one sensor system output and the at least one augmented reality interface input,
• wherein the computing system is configured to receive an identity of a facility from which the plurality of sortable items are received,
• wherein the computing system is configured to provide at least one augmented reality data stream to the at least one augmented reality interface based at least in part on an analysis of the output of the least one sensor system,
• wherein the at least one augmented reality data stream comprises information for the at least one augmented reality interface user regarding sorting the at least one of the plurality of sortable items into the at least one bin, and
• wherein a number of the at least one augmented reality interface user for sorting and separating the plurality of sortable items depends at least in part on the identity of the facility from which the plurality of sortable items are received.