Waste recovery system and method

The invention discloses a waste recovery system and method. The waste recovery system comprises a recovery box body, a camera module, an infrared monitoring module, a weighing module, a plc control system and a cloud end. Waste materials are directly and uniformly collected in the recycling box body, and the weighing module is arranged in the recycling box body, so that the weight of the materials can be immediately known, the turnover procedure of a waste material pool can be omitted, secondary damage is avoided, and meanwhile, safety accidents caused in the process that the materials are transferred from the waste material pool to a transport vehicle are also avoided; the practicability and the safety are improved; the type and grade information of materials can be automatically identified, weighing quotation can be carried out on the materials, quotation information is sent to a mobile phone client, transaction is convenient, and the working efficiency is high; the recycling box body is detachably connecte