{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,4]],"date-time":"2026-07-04T20:17:47Z","timestamp":1783196267573,"version":"3.54.6"},"reference-count":65,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,1]],"date-time":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785542400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,1]],"date-time":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785542400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,1]],"date-time":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785542400000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-017"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,1]],"date-time":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785542400000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-037"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,1]],"date-time":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785542400000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-012"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,1]],"date-time":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785542400000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-029"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,1]],"date-time":"2026-08-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785542400000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-004"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100001809","name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["52075306"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["52075306"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100001809","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Computers & Industrial Engineering"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,8]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,30]],"date-time":"2026-05-30T05:27:47Z","timestamp":1780118867000},"page":"112153","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"special_numbering":"C","title":["Study on efficient planning method of dynamic sorting of waste plastic bottles based on deep reinforcement learning"],"prefix":"10.1016","volume":"218","author":[{"given":"Shilong","family":"Xie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinning","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hu","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoyu","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuzhe","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shanshan","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5699","DOI":"10.32604\/cmc.2022.024431","article-title":"Deep reinforcement learning enabled smart city recycling waste object classification","volume":"71","author":"Al Duhayyim","year":"2022","journal-title":"Computers, Materials & Continua"},{"issue":"01","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0010","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1142\/S1793962323410076","article-title":"Sorting operation method of manipulator based on deep reinforcement learning","volume":"14","author":"An","year":"2023","journal-title":"International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0020","unstructured":"Ba, J. L., Kiros, J. R., & Hinton, G. E. (2016). Layer Normalization. Arxiv preprint arxiv: 1607. 06450, 2016. http:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1607.06450."},{"issue":"5","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0025","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4930","DOI":"10.1109\/LRA.2025.3555940","article-title":"Optimizing plastic waste collection in water bodies using heterogeneous autonomous surface vehicles with deep reinforcement learning","volume":"10","author":"Barrionuevo","year":"2025","journal-title":"IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters"},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0030","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"289","DOI":"10.1109\/TRO.2013.2289018","article-title":"Data-driven grasp synthesis\u2014A survey","volume":"30","author":"Bohg","year":"2014","journal-title":"IEEE Transactions on Robotics"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0035","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1138","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psep.2024.10.116","article-title":"Application of hyperspectral band selection method based on deep reinforcement learning to low-value recyclable waste classification","volume":"192","author":"Cai","year":"2024","journal-title":"Process Safety and Environmental Protection"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0040","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclepro.2023.139828","article-title":"Design and synthesis of functional materials by chemical recycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic: Opportunities and challenges","volume":"433","author":"Chan","year":"2023","journal-title":"Journal of Cleaner Production"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0045","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"228","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psep.2024.11.009","article-title":"Evaluation of char properties from co-pyrolysis of biomass\/plastics: Effect of different types of plastics","volume":"193","author":"Chen","year":"2025","journal-title":"Process Safety and Environmental Protection"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0050","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psep.2025.107586","article-title":"Microplastics and nanoplastics across the food web: Challenges and mitigation strategies in securing human health","volume":"201","author":"Chen","year":"2025","journal-title":"Process Safety and Environmental Protection"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0055","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Chowdhury, A. T., Chowdhury, M. E. H., Islam, Md. S. Bin, Newaz, M., Salam, A., Sayem, F., Hasan-Mia, M., Nashbat, M., Majid, M. E., Khandakar, A., Bin Abul Kashem, S., & Ashraf, A. (2025). Intelligent waste management: a comprehensive review of machine learning and deep learning applications in advanced recycling. In Harnessing Automation and Machine Learning for Resource Recovery and Value Creation (pp. 427\u2013460). Elsevier. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-443-27374-2.00018-2.","DOI":"10.1016\/B978-0-443-27374-2.00018-2"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0060","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"299","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psep.2019.02.018","article-title":"Recycling of plastic waste into tiles with reduced flammability and improved tensile strength","volume":"124","author":"Dhawan","year":"2019","journal-title":"Process Safety and Environmental Protection"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0065","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chemosphere.2021.131729","article-title":"On-site domestic wastewater treatment system using shredded waste plastic bottles as biofilter media: Pilot-scale study on effluent standards in Bhutan","volume":"286","author":"Dorji","year":"2022","journal-title":"Chemosphere"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0070","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2022.129886","article-title":"PET plastics as a Trojan horse for radionuclides","volume":"441","author":"El Zrelli","year":"2023","journal-title":"Journal of Hazardous Materials"},{"issue":"4","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0075","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1959","DOI":"10.1007\/s10311-023-01604-3","article-title":"Artificial intelligence for waste management in smart cities: A review","volume":"21","author":"Fang","year":"2023","journal-title":"Environmental Chemistry Letters"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0080","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"645","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jes.2024.05.045","article-title":"Characteristics and life cycle carbon emission reduction potential of waste recycling after implementing new waste classification policy in China: From case study to national perspective","volume":"155","author":"Fu","year":"2025","journal-title":"Journal of Environmental Sciences"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0085","first-page":"3802","article-title":"Stabilization of soil with waste plastic bottles","volume":"47","author":"Gangwar","year":"2021","journal-title":"Materials Today: Proceedings"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0090","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2025.137945","article-title":"Microplastics in the marine environment: Challenges and the shift towards sustainable plastics and plasticizers","volume":"491","author":"Ghobish","year":"2025","journal-title":"Journal of Hazardous Materials"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0095","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2025.122462","article-title":"Enhanced deep learning framework for efficient garbage classification in smart waste management systems","volume":"719","author":"Ghosh","year":"2025","journal-title":"Information Sciences"},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0100","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"100","DOI":"10.1038\/s43586-022-00184-w","article-title":"Principal component analysis","volume":"2","author":"Greenacre","year":"2022","journal-title":"Nature Reviews Methods Primers"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0105","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclepro.2024.143602","article-title":"Machine learning to enhance sustainable plastics: A review","volume":"474","author":"Guarda","year":"2024","journal-title":"Journal of Cleaner Production"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0110","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.conengprac.2025.106491","article-title":"Autonomous UAV last-mile delivery in urban environments: A survey on deep learning and reinforcement learning solutions","volume":"165","author":"Guo","year":"2025","journal-title":"Control Engineering Practice"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0115","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2024.134405","article-title":"Artificial intelligence-empowered collection and characterization of microplastics: A review","volume":"471","author":"Guo","year":"2024","journal-title":"Journal of Hazardous Materials"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0120","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.32473\/flairs.v35i.130584","article-title":"A closer look at invalid action masking in policy gradient algorithms","volume":"35","author":"Huang","year":"2022","journal-title":"The International FLAIRS Conference Proceedings"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0125","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"151","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psep.2024.05.113","article-title":"Impact of bioplastics on environment from its production to end-of-life","volume":"188","author":"Islam","year":"2024","journal-title":"Process Safety and Environmental Protection"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0130","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"948","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psep.2022.11.049","article-title":"Landfill mining: A review on material recovery and its utilization challenges","volume":"169","author":"Jain","year":"2023","journal-title":"Process Safety and Environmental Protection"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0135","unstructured":"Jermann, T., Kolvenbach, H., Estay, F., Kramer, L., Hutter M. (2024). An Efficient Multi-Robot Arm Coordination Strategy for Pick-and-Place Tasks using Reinforcement Learning. Arxiv preprint arxiv:2409.13511, 2024. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2409.13511."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0140","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"15601","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-025-98572-1","article-title":"Offline reinforcement learning combining generalized advantage estimation and modality decomposition interaction","volume":"15","author":"Jin","year":"2025","journal-title":"Scientific Reports"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0145","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"715","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psep.2024.03.114","article-title":"A genetic algorithm-based optimal selection and blending ratio of plastic waste for maximizing economic potential","volume":"186","author":"Joo","year":"2024","journal-title":"Process Safety and Environmental Protection"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0150","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/frai.2025.1496653","article-title":"Enhanced vehicle routing for medical waste management via hybrid deep reinforcement learning and optimization algorithms","volume":"8","author":"Khallaf","year":"2025","journal-title":"Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence"},{"issue":"06","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0155","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2219","DOI":"10.18280\/isi.290612","article-title":"Waste objects segregation using deep reinforcement learning with deep Q networks","volume":"29","author":"Khan","year":"2024","journal-title":"Ing\u00e9nierie Des Syst\u00e8mes d Information"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0160","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.wasman.2025.114816","article-title":"Artificial Intelligent and internet of things framework for sustainable hazardous waste management in hospitals","volume":"203","author":"Kumar","year":"2025","journal-title":"Waste Management"},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0165","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"104","DOI":"10.1038\/s41578-021-00382-0","article-title":"Reducing environmental plastic pollution by designing polymer materials for managed end-of-life","volume":"7","author":"Law","year":"2021","journal-title":"Nature Reviews Materials"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0170","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2025.138051","article-title":"Impacts of different plastic residues on soil volatile profiles associated with microbiome dynamics","volume":"492","author":"Liang","year":"2025","journal-title":"Journal of Hazardous Materials"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0175","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2023.131676","article-title":"A landfill serves as a critical source of microplastic pollution and harbors diverse plastic biodegradation microbial species and enzymes: Study in large-scale landfills, China","volume":"457","author":"Lin","year":"2023","journal-title":"Journal of Hazardous Materials"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0180","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"71752","DOI":"10.1109\/ACCESS.2020.2987820","article-title":"Actor-critic deep reinforcement learning for solving job shop scheduling problems","volume":"8","author":"Liu","year":"2020","journal-title":"IEEE Access"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0185","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"531","DOI":"10.1016\/j.isatra.2021.10.025","article-title":"Subspace Network with Shared Representation learning for intelligent fault diagnosis of machine under speed transient conditions with few samples","volume":"128","author":"Liu","year":"2022","journal-title":"ISA Transactions"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0190","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2025.138789","article-title":"Nearly complete depolymerization of untreated post-consumer plastic with an immobilized and reusable PET hydrolase","volume":"495","author":"L\u00f3pez-Teijeiro","year":"2025","journal-title":"Journal of Hazardous Materials"},{"issue":"4","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0195","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"59","DOI":"10.3390\/recycling9040059","article-title":"Recent developments in technology for sorting plastic for recycling: The emergence of artificial intelligence and the rise of the robots","volume":"9","author":"Lubongo","year":"2024","journal-title":"Recycling"},{"issue":"6550","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0200","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"61","DOI":"10.1126\/science.abg5433","article-title":"The global threat from plastic pollution","volume":"373","author":"MacLeod","year":"2021","journal-title":"Science"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0205","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"60","DOI":"10.1016\/j.neucom.2017.05.090","article-title":"Policy invariance under reward transformations for multi-objective reinforcement learning","volume":"263","author":"Mannion","year":"2017","journal-title":"Neurocomputing"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0210","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.resconrec.2022.106363","article-title":"Quantification and evaluation of plastic waste in the United States","volume":"183","author":"Milbrandt","year":"2022","journal-title":"Resources, Conservation and Recycling"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0215","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"97557","DOI":"10.1109\/ACCESS.2021.3090364","article-title":"Subgoal-based reward shaping to improve efficiency in reinforcement learning","volume":"9","author":"Okudo","year":"2021","journal-title":"IEEE Access"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0220","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.gloenvcha.2023.102648","article-title":"Plastic pollution and the open burning of plastic wastes","volume":"80","author":"Pathak","year":"2023","journal-title":"Global Environmental Change"},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0225","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"465","DOI":"10.1109\/TPAMI.2023.3319005","article-title":"Re-thinking the effectiveness of batch normalization and beyond","volume":"46","author":"Peng","year":"2024","journal-title":"IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0230","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"87","DOI":"10.1016\/j.wasman.2024.05.002","article-title":"Artificial Intelligence in enhancing sustainable practices for infectious municipal waste classification","volume":"183","author":"Pitakaso","year":"2024","journal-title":"Waste Management"},{"issue":"5","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0235","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"415","DOI":"10.1038\/s41893-022-00851-6","article-title":"Improving biodiversity protection through artificial intelligence","volume":"5","author":"Silvestro","year":"2022","journal-title":"Nature Sustainability"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0240","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"593","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psep.2023.09.052","article-title":"Hyperspectral imaging-based classification of post-consumer thermoplastics for plastics recycling using artificial neural network","volume":"179","author":"Singh","year":"2023","journal-title":"Process Safety and Environmental Protection"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0245","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.worlddev.2024.106756","article-title":"Global plastic pollution, sustainable development, and plastic justice","volume":"184","author":"Stoett","year":"2024","journal-title":"World Development"},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0250","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"955","DOI":"10.1007\/s12206-023-0135-0","article-title":"Fast suction-grasp-difficulty estimation for high throughput plastic-waste sorting","volume":"37","author":"Um","year":"2023","journal-title":"Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology"},{"issue":"3\u20134","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0255","first-page":"219","article-title":"An introduction to deep reinforcement learning","volume":"11","author":"Vincent","year":"2018","journal-title":"Foundations and Trends\u00ae Machine Learning"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0260","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"205","DOI":"10.1613\/jair.1190","article-title":"Potential-based shaping and Q-value initialization are equivalent","volume":"19","author":"Wiewiora","year":"2003","journal-title":"Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0265","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.epsr.2025.112578","article-title":"Automatic generation control based on probably approximately correct Bayesian soft actor-critic algorithm with standard Q target","volume":"253","author":"Xi","year":"2026","journal-title":"Electric Power Systems Research"},{"issue":"18","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0270","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8885","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.est.4c11888","article-title":"Machine learning advancements and strategies in microplastic and nanoplastic detection","volume":"59","author":"Xie","year":"2025","journal-title":"Environmental Science & Technology"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0275","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecoinf.2025.103020","article-title":"Study on efficient recognition and accurate localization method of waste plastic bottles based on deep learning","volume":"86","author":"Xie","year":"2025","journal-title":"Ecological Informatics"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0280","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"454","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jes.2024.10.012","article-title":"Exposure to plasticizers in city waste recycling: Focused on the size-fractioned particulate-bound phthalates and bisphenols","volume":"155","author":"Xu","year":"2025","journal-title":"Journal of Environmental Sciences"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0285","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.neucom.2023.127174","article-title":"Convergence of deep ReLU networks","volume":"571","author":"Xu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Neurocomputing"},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0290","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1002\/widm.70025","article-title":"Artificial intelligence\u2010based waste management: A review of classification, techniques, issues, and challenges","volume":"15","author":"Yevle","year":"2025","journal-title":"WIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0295","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"703","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jes.2024.06.044","article-title":"Metal leaching accompanied with natural photo-aging behavior of e-waste plastic derived microplastics in aquatic environment","volume":"154","author":"Zhang","year":"2025","journal-title":"Journal of Environmental Sciences"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0300","article-title":"Airborne microplastics (AMPs) and their impact on human health: A critical review","author":"Zhang","year":"2025","journal-title":"Journal of Environmental Sciences"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0305","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.neucom.2024.128423","article-title":"Recent progress, challenges and future prospects of applied deep reinforcement learning: A practical perspective in path planning","volume":"608","author":"Zhang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Neurocomputing"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0310","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eswa.2025.127659","article-title":"Proximal policy optimization with reward-based prioritization","volume":"283","author":"Zheng","year":"2025","journal-title":"Expert Systems with Applications"},{"issue":"15","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0315","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17078","DOI":"10.1609\/aaai.v38i15.29652","article-title":"No prior mask: Eliminate redundant action for deep reinforcement learning","volume":"38","author":"Zhong","year":"2024","journal-title":"Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0320","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cie.2025.111764","article-title":"Sustainable environmental design using circular economy in the plastic manufacturing industry for decarbonization","volume":"213","author":"Zhou","year":"2026","journal-title":"Computers & Industrial Engineering"},{"issue":"4","key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0325","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"88","DOI":"10.1007\/s10462-024-10706-5","article-title":"Reinforcement learning applications in environmental sustainability: A review","volume":"57","author":"Zuccotto","year":"2024","journal-title":"Artificial Intelligence Review"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153_b0330","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.conengprac.2025.106278","article-title":"Motion control strategy for robotic arm using cascaded feature-enhancement ElasticNet broad learning system","volume":"158","author":"Zuo","year":"2025","journal-title":"Control Engineering Practice"}],"container-title":["Computers & Industrial Engineering"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0360835226003542?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0360835226003542?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,4]],"date-time":"2026-07-04T19:49:32Z","timestamp":1783194572000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0360835226003542"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,8]]},"references-count":65,"alternative-id":["S0360835226003542"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153","relation":{},"ISSN":["0360-8352"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0360-8352","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,8]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Study on efficient planning method of dynamic sorting of waste plastic bottles based on deep reinforcement learning","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"Computers & Industrial Engineering","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cie.2026.112153","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}],"article-number":"112153"}}