The pace of change during the 4th industrial revolution is so fast that we need to step back and see the whole picture in order to understand the disruption ahead. Digital manufacturing, artificial intelligence, new sensors, robotics and driverless cars converge with the circular economy shift and create a new unmapped landscape. And this is just the beginning of the 4th industrial revolution. There are 10 trends that will reshape the waste management and recycling industry. The best is coming: the terms waste and recyclables will be completely redefined as it happened during all the industrial revolutions. Get more details in my recent brief that is available at Wasteless Future Resources. In a glance: the era of disruption is coming much faster that we think – we have to be prepared for a rapid, radical and game-changing transformation of the waste management and recycling industry. We have to redefine waste management and recycling during the 4th industrial revolution.
From waste bins to recycling drones!
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Microplastics should be considered Hazardous Substances
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This is a great idea and contribution from my good friend Toralf Igesund, from Bergen, Norway. Toralf has written...
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Call for contributions: the 4th Industrial Revolution in practice
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The 4th Industrial Revolution goes on and its impacts are becoming gradually an integral part of our daily experiences....
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Food waste prevention becomes mainstream: from governments to startups
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Globally a year’s production of uneaten food guzzles as much water as the entire annual flow of the Volga,...
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Upcycling: turning food waste to protein!
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This is a post written by Domantas Tracevicius who is involved a lot in waste recycling, sewage sludge management and...
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Facebook boosts Artificial Intelligence, New York Times goes virtual and Dumpsites are more risky than malaria!
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Two recent headlines made me hopeful and desperate too. First, Facebook just announced that it’s moving fast towards incorporating...
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Consumer footprints for personal hygiene and cleaning products
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This is from “Science for Environment Policy / Issue 177” (service from the European Commission) A new study provides...
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The Change Ring: Policy, Know-How and History as a frame for SWM development
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This is an idea that will be presented in details in ISWA 2008 Conference at Singapore. The concept, developed...
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A new method to evaluate materials substitution sustainability
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This is a post prepared by the researcher Elza Bontempi, an Engineer with Ph.D in Materials from Engineering, from the INSTM...
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