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The United Kingdom, despite having relatively high rainfall and water availability compared to many other countries, faces water stress primarily because of climate change, which has changed rainfall patterns and caused droughts. During the 2022 drought, some UK water utilities implemented an unprecedented hosepipe ban. Droughts are expected to bec...

23 Jan 2018  |  Global  |  Market Outlook

The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Waste Recycling Industry

Capitalizing on Opportunities in the Emerging Digital Economy

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Digital transformation has become the new era of business, a ladder in the industrial evolution enabled by the extensive use of smart technologies. In recent years, digital disruptions have been transforming businesses and operating models, reshaping the market potential for companies and, in certain cases, completely changing the frame of an indus...

Today, the vast majority of plastic is still made from fossil fuel and is designed to be durable. However, the twin challenges of reducing fossil fuel consumption and decreasing plastic waste brought in some significant changes to the plastic industry in 2022. Options to counter these challenges include the use of plastic that is biobased or biodeg...

Latin America faces several waste management problems, with recycling rates that do not exceed 10%, a large number of open-air dumps, high levels of informality in the workplace, and more than 40% of incorrectly managed waste. Finding a solution to this problem is imperative due to new transformative Mega Trends, such as sustainability and the circ...

27 Apr 2018  |  Global  |  Market Outlook

Global Waste Recycling Market Outlook, 2018

Principles of Sustainability, Innovative Business Models, and Disruptive Technologies to Change the Landscape of Waste Recycling Market

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Principles of sustainability, innovative business models, and disruptive technologies are likely to change the landscape of waste recycling market. This outlook study provides an overall update on the global waste recycling market in 2018, covering the municipal solid waste, industrial non-hazardous waste, WEEE, construction & demolition waste, and...

Material recovery facilities (MRFs) are essential components of the circular economy, acting as intermediaries that process recyclable materials for reuse or further recycling. They are a vital link in the solid waste management value chain, processing waste collected from various sources and preparing valuable recyclables for resale to manufacture...

Most parts of Europe face recurring droughts as below-average rainfall combined with heatwaves exacerbate water stress. The latest revision of European Union wastewater directives has driven nations to invest in tertiary treatment of wastewater and proactively encouraged water reuse to meet agricultural and industrial water demand. This includes me...

South Korea has one of the highest per capita plastic packaging consumption rates globally, as well as one of the highest rates of collection and recycling. The country is strongly pushing the circular economy of plastic recycling through new policies and initiatives and is building on country-wide programs, such as waste disposal fees based on vol...

The convergence of renewable energy expansion, green hydrogen development, and carbon capture technologies is transforming the production of sustainable fuels through electrofuels. As industries seek practical decarbonization pathways without extensive infrastructure changes, electrofuels are emerging as a promising solution capable of delivering l...