Abstract Smart Waste Management (SWM) discusses the waste management process for
different types of waste while introducing an intelligent approach to controlling the amount of …

Waste management poses a pressing global challenge, necessitating innovative solutions
for resource optimization and sustainability. Traditional practices often prove insufficient in …

The recent advancement of digitalization and information and communication technology
(ICT) has not only shifted the manufacturing paradigm towards the Fourth Industrial …

The integration of circular economy (CE) models into everyday contexts generates huge
amount of data involved in goods tracking and tokenization procedures. The sector of …

Waste collection, classification, and planning have become crucial as industrialization and
smart city advancement activities have increased. A recycling process of waste relies on the …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the demand for
personal protective equipment, in particular face masks, thus leading to a huge amount of …

Waste generation in smart cities is a critical issue, and the interim steps towards its
management were not that effective. But at present, the challenge of meeting recycling …

Purpose Reverse logistics services are designed to move goods from their point of
consumption to an endpoint to capture value or properly dispose of products and materials …

Single-use plastics (SUPs) have become an essential constituent of our daily life. It is being
exploited in numerous pharmaceutical and healthcare applications. Despite their …

An essential component of a waste management system is waste sorting. Correct sorting of
waste is crucial for creating a clean environment for everyone, reducing pollution and …