Resin Code Classification on Plastic Packaging Using Few-Shot Learning (July 2026)
Indonesian Journal of Data and Science (IJODAS)Proposes a few-shot learning approach for classifying Resin Identification Codes (RIC) on plastic packaging using a Prototypical Network. The model is trained on a limited dataset of seven plastic categories (PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, OTHER) using episodic 7-way 5-shot learning and evaluated across different backbone architectures. Results show EfficientNet-B2 achieves the best performance, demonstrating strong effectiveness for plastic waste classification under low-data conditions and supporting automated recycling systems.