{"product_id":"industry-40-and-circular-economy-antonis-mavropoulos-9781119699279","title":"Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy: Towards a Wasteless Future or a Wasteful Planet?","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonis Mavropoulos, Anders Waage Nilsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1119699274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119699279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.70w x 1.10d","brand":"Antonis Mavropoulos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983210905855,"sku":"9781119699279","price":75.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df5b79ac-75fb-430c-b4c9-a08f64bd5f9a.jpg?v=1683265301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/industry-40-and-circular-economy-antonis-mavropoulos-9781119699279","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}