We are interested in new technologies and techniques that can improve how we plan the management of our wastes. This is challenging due to the diversity, quantity and location of our wastes but also the long timescales and number of stakeholders involved.
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The waste system is complex, inefficient, opaque and is not data driven - an acknowledged problem globally. Reflecting this, on a global basis, more than 70% of the world's waste currently ends up in a landfill, waste du...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: TOPOLYTICS LTD
The project focuses on improving waste management through data-driven approaches, which aligns with the question's interest in new technologies and techniques for waste planning.
Increasing the rate of recycling, a key component of circular waste management, is central to addressing the global environmental crisis. The World Bank (**What a Waste 2.0 - A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management t...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: DE GRAFT MANAGEMENT LTD
The project investigates the feasibility of automating waste management processes in Nairobi, which directly addresses the challenge of managing wastes efficiently and increasing recycling rates.
Sustainable waste management can make a major contribution to reducing energy consumption and hence greenhouse gas emissions, and to resource conservation. However, the approach must be rational and scientific, and messa...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Southampton
The project aims to develop public understanding of sustainable waste management, which is relevant to the question's focus on new technologies and techniques for waste planning, but does not directly address the practical challenges mentioned.