The circular economy: Resource-efficient and digital

[Technology Bob]

Can the digital transformation pave the way for resource-efficient materials cycles? As yet, only around 14 per cent of the raw materials used in German industry are derived from recycling processes. But how can this proportion be increased and waste disposed of in a way that is safer and more environmentally friendly? A study takes the position that the circular economy would especially benefit from digitalization – while at the same time revealing that the subject is not really being systematically addressed yet.

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