The smart cycle

The circular economy is considered a central concept for sustainably coping with the increasing consumption of resources and the growing amounts of waste. More than two billion tons of waste are already generated worldwide per year, and this number is projected to grow to 3.4 billion tons by 2050. This development is a burden on the environment, the economy and society in equal measure. Digital technologies open up new perspectives for this. They can modernize traditional waste management systems and effectively support central principles of the circular economy. At the same time, there are considerable challenges. Against this background, the study "Artificial Intelligence and IoT for Smart Waste Management: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions" by Indonesian scientists examines the role of AI and IoT in the circular economy, presents key applications and discusses obstacles as well as opportunities for a sus-tainable transformation. The study was published in the "Journal of Future Artificial Intelligence and Technologies".