{"product_id":"9781119699279","title":"Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy Towards a Wasteless Future or a Wasteful Planet?","description":"\u003ch3\u003eInternational Solid Waste Association\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIndustry 4.0 and Circular Economy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTowards a Wasteless Future or a Wasteful Planet?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAntonis Mavropoulos | Anders Waage Nilsen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ Organic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the marriage of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndustry 4.0 and the Circular Economy can radically transform waste management—and our world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo we really have to make a choice between a wasteless and nonproductive world or a wasteful and ultimately self-destructive one? Futurist and world-renowned waste management scientist Antonis Mavropoulos and sustainable business developer and digital strategist Anders Nilsen respond with a ringing and optimistic “No!” They explore the Earth-changing potential of a happy (and wasteless) marriage between Industry 4.0 and a Circular Economy that could—with properly reshaped waste management practices—deliver transformative environmental, health, and societal benefits. This book is about the possibility of a brand-new world and the challenges to achieve it.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fourth industrial revolution has given us innovations including robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D-printing, and biotech. By using these technologies to advance the Circular Economy—where industry produces more durable materials and runs on its own byproducts—the waste management industry will become a central element of a more sustainable world and can ensure its own, but well beyond business as usual, future. Mavropoulos and Nilsen look at how this can be achieved—a wasteless world will require \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e waste management—and examine obstacles and opportunities such as demographics, urbanization, global warming, and the environmental strain caused by the rise of the global middle class.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         Explore the new prevention, reduction, and elimination methods transforming waste management \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         Comprehend and capitalize on the business implications for the sector  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         Understand the theory via practical examples and case studies \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         Appreciate the social benefits of the new approach \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaste-management has always been vital for the protection of health and the environment. Now it can become a crucial role model in showing how Industry 4.0 and the Circular Economy can converge to ensure flourishing, sustainable—and much brighter—future.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonis Mavropoulos\u003c\/b\u003e is President of ISWA (2016-2020) and founder and CEO of D-Waste, a company that aims to make waste management services accessible to everyone that needs them. An internationally recognized waste management consultant with working experiences in 30 countries, he has invented the Waste Atlas, designed several mobile apps and information systems, and written many papers and reports. All his writings can be found at his blog wastelessfuture.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnders Waage Nilsen\u003c\/b\u003e is a business developer, design strategist, investor, technology columnist and public speaker. He is currently developing WasteIQ, a digital platform for public waste management, based on open standards and IoT integrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 November 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119699279\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e448\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315698036876,"sku":"9781119699279","price":72.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119699279_1e59adf4-ecf7-4b2b-b834-c8125b99986c.jpg?v=1780202688","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119699279","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}