Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy

How the marriage ofIndustry4.0and theCircularEconomycanradicallytransform waste management-andourworld Do wereallyhave to make a choice between a wastelessand nonproductiveworldorawastefulandultimately self-destructive one? Futuristandworld-renownedwaste managementscientistAntonis Mavropoulosand sustainablebusiness developer and digital strategist Anders Nilsenrespondwitha ringing and optimistic"No!"TheyexploretheEarth-changingpotential ofa happy (and wasteless)marriage betweenIndustry 4.0andaCircularEconomythat could-withproperlyreshapedwastemanagement practices-delivertransformativeenvironmental, health, and societalbenefits.This book is about the possibility of abrand-newworld and the challenges to achieve it. Thefourth industrial revolutionhasgiven us innovationsincludingrobotics, artificial intelligence,3D-printing, andbiotech.Byusingthesetechnologiestoadvance theCircular Economy-whereindustryproduces more durable materials andruns onits own byproducts-the wastemanagementindustrywill become a central element of a more sustainable world andcan ensure itsown, but well beyond business as usual,future.Mavropoulos and Nilsenlook at howthis can be achieved-a wasteless world will requiremorewaste management-and examineobstacles and opportunities such asdemographics, urbanization, global warming,andthe environmental straincausedbythe rise of theglobalmiddle class. · Explorethenewprevention, reduction,and elimination methodstransformingwaste management · Comprehend and capitalizeon the business implicationsfor the sector · Understandthe theory viapractical examples and case studies · Appreciate the social benefitsofthe new approach Waste-managementhasalwaysbeen vital for theprotection ofhealth and the environment.Now itcanbecomeacrucialrole modelinshowing howIndustry4.0and theCircular Economycanconvergeto ensureflourishing, sustainable-and muchbrighter-future.