Inspection
How bags are inspected for quality
Green proceeds, yellow gets reviewed or rescanned, red stops. Select a category to see the guidance — trained personnel and approved procedures govern every decision.
Bag inspection
Tri-color quality check before sorting.
GREEN — Accepted
Clean and intact. Proceed to sorting.
YELLOW — Caution
Review or rescan — up to three rescan attempts.
RED — Stop
Stop, isolate when safely possible, report and escalate.
YELLOW allows up to 3 rescan attempts before escalating.
Visible contamination
Review; rescan if unclear.
Nothing living is ever processed — a living or biological concern is a stop-and-report. AI may assist review, but trained personnel and approved procedures govern every decision.
Illustrative Demonstration Data
Quality you can trust
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