TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mavropoulos,Antonis
ED  - VLeBooks
TI  - Industry 4.0 and circular economy: towards a wasteless future or a wasteful planet? 
T2  - International Solid Waste Association
SN  - 9781119699330
AV  - HC79.E5 M565 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Hoboken, NJ
PB  - John Wiley & Sons Ltd
KW  - Organic chemistry
KW  - thema
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
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