Digitalisation and intelligent robotics in value chain of circular economy oriented waste management – A review

Šarc, Renato; Curtis, Alexander; Kandlbauer, Lisa; Khodier, Karim; Lorber, Karl; Pomberger, Roland

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2019.06.035

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“…Before deciding whether to dispose or reprocess a product, there are different activities to be performed. More precisely, the activities are collection, sorting, disassembly, and data analytics regarding material type and weight, material flows quality, mass and volume [62] and the amount of waste reused [63]. In case the company deals with more peculiar and hazardous waste, such as batteries, besides the data concerning battery weight and waste collection centres location, more detailed data, like raw material composition per battery, are gathered [64].…”

Section: Circular Designmentioning

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A Systematic Literature Review on Data and Information Required for Circular Manufacturing Strategies Adoption

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In the extant literature, circular economy (CE) is considered a driver for sustainable development of the manufacturing sector, being it an industrial paradigm aiming at regenerating resources. CE is transferred to manufacturing companies through the adoption of different Circular Manufacturing (CM) strategies (e.g., recycling, remanufacturing, etc.). Nowadays, manufacturers are struggling to implement these strategies to limit their resource consumption and pollution generation. To enable their adoption, the extant literature unveiled the importance to control along the entire value chain different types of resource flows (i.e., material, energy, and information). Nevertheless, while for material and energy management some advancements were achieved, information management and sharing remains one of the major barriers in adopting these strategies. The present work, through a systematic literature review, aims to identify the relevant information and data required to support the manufacturer’s decision process in adopting and managing the different CM strategies to pursue the transition towards CM. Furthermore, based on the results obtained, this research proposes a theoretical framework. It elucidates the four main areas to be managed by manufacturers in adopting CM strategies and it provides to the manufacturer an overview of what should be updated and upgraded inside the company to embrace CM strategies.

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Section: Circular Designmentioning

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A Systematic Literature Review on Data and Information Required for Circular Manufacturing Strategies Adoption

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“…Pellicciari et al describe software tools for simulation as well as for scheduling of multi-robot stations in terms of energy consumption optimization [36]. Sarc et al stress the importance of digitization and intelligent robotics for the optimization of waste management [37]. Based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and IoT cloud-based analytics, Stegnos et al propose a solution for preventing marine littering [38].…”

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Information and Communication Technology Solutions for the Circular Economy

2020

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The concept of circular economy (CE) is becoming progressively popular with academia, industry, and policymakers, as a potential path towards a more sustainable economic system. Information and communication technology (ICT) systems have influenced every aspect of modern life and the CE is no exception. Cutting-edge technologies, such as big data, cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, internet of things, virtual and augmented reality, and blockchain, can play an integral role in the embracing of CE concepts and the rollout of CE programs by governments, organizations, and society as a whole. The current paper conducts an extensive academic literature review on prominent ICT solutions paving the way towards a CE. For the categorization of the solutions, a novel two-fold approach is introduced, focusing on both the technological aspect of the solutions (e.g., communications, computing, data analysis, etc.), and the main CE concept(s) employed (i.e., reduce, reuse, recycle and restore) that each solution is the most relevant to. The role of each solution in the transition to CE is highlighted. Results suggest that ICT solutions related to data collection and data analysis, and in particular to the internet of things, blockchain, digital platforms, artificial intelligence algorithms, and software tools, are amongst the most popular solutions proposed by academic researchers. Results also suggest that greater emphasis is placed on the “reduce” component of the CE, although ICT solutions for the other “R” components, as well as holistic ICT-based solutions, do exist as well. Specific important challenges impeding the adoption of ICT solutions for the CE are also identified and reviewed, with consumer and business attitude, economic costs, possible environmental impacts, lack of education around the CE, and lack of familiarization with modern technologies being found among the most prominent ones.

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“…Social media (45%) appears as a compelling pathway in conveying messages. However, compared to other industrial sectors, the digitalisation in waste management was still in its infancy ( Sarc et al., 2019 ). This paper focuses on social media publicity related to household waste management.…”

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Data analytics of social media publicity to enhance household waste management

Jiang

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Klemeš

2021

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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Highlights Data mining approaches are applied to measure and improve social media publicity. The current publicity in household waste management leans toward propagandist-centred. The identified high user engagements are at 12:00–13:00 and 21:00–22:00 on thursday. The macro policy in shanghai increases the recyclable waste collection by 431.8%. A case study in shanghai presents personalised improvements in waste management.

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Digitalisation and intelligent robotics in value chain of circular economy oriented waste management – A review

Cited by 301 publications

References 25 publications

A Systematic Literature Review on Data and Information Required for Circular Manufacturing Strategies Adoption

A Systematic Literature Review on Data and Information Required for Circular Manufacturing Strategies Adoption

Information and Communication Technology Solutions for the Circular Economy

Data analytics of social media publicity to enhance household waste management

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