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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Some thoughts on plastics as a global challenge
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Recently I was invited to give a lecture at the very interesting 13th International Conference on the Recycling & Recovery...
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The rise of Internet of Bins
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Last week I participated in a workshop, organised by D-Waste, about the Internet of Bins. The workshop was about...
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Big Philanthropy = Small Democracy + No Justice
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Bioelektra: a new promising technology
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Is Waste Hierarchy a misleading principle?
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Today I have the pleasure to publish a short but thought – provoking post from my good friend Simon...
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HomeBiogas: the household food waste treatment plant!
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I am following for several months the company HomeBiogas, a revolutionary backyard appliance that transforms leftover food-waste into biogas, capable for...
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No place for plastics in circular economy?
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This is a post by Luc De Rooms. Luc, who has written again for my blog, has 35 years experience...
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New report reveals: 750 deaths by dumpsites in six months!
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This is a preview of the new ISWA’s report “A Roadmap for Closing Waste Dumpsites, The World’s most Polluted...
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