{"product_id":"industry-4-0-and-circular-economy-towards-a-wasteless-future-or-a-wasteful-planet-9781119699279","title":"Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy: Towards a Wasteless Future or a Wasteful Planet?","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Antonis Mavropoulos\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Chemistry - Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45203351830679,"sku":"9781119699279","price":3788.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781119699279.webp?v=1769208526","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/industry-4-0-and-circular-economy-towards-a-wasteless-future-or-a-wasteful-planet-9781119699279","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}