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Main article: Recycling of garbage
2023
Smart recycling points with a system for recognizing and rewarding it have been launched in Russia
In February 2023, an EcoTech project to collect recyclable materials based on artificial intelligence was launched in Russia. The Ecopoint company (a resident of [Skolkovo]) has opened its own network of smart recycling points for the population in Nizhny Novgorod. Read more here.
2022
A contract was signed for the creation of automatic waste sorting complexes in the Moscow region
The Government of the Moscow Region, the Mozhaisk City District and the Ecomashgroup company signed a special investment contract for MSW treatment technologies (solid municipal waste) using robotic and automatic extraction of useful fraction. The press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced this at the end of December 2022. Read more here.
For the first time in the Moscow region, sorting robots for waste processing were introduced
At the end of January 2022, sorting robots for waste processing were first introduced in the Moscow region. We are talking about the development of RT-Invest (part of the Rostec state corporation), which began to be used in the Sergiev Posad district. Read more here.
2021: REO - unified operator of GIS of waste accounting
As it became known on July 5, 2021, the Russian Environmental Operator (REO) was chosen as a single operator of two state information systems for accounting for household waste. The corresponding document was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more here.
2017: Digital sales for recycling industry reach $322m
According to forecasts, by 2020, the volume of the global digital transformation technology market in the field of solid municipal waste management (MSW) in monetary terms will increase to $3.6 billion from $3.3 billion in 2017. At the same time, the average annual growth rate (CAGR) of this market will be 2.74%. Such data were published on October 3, 2018 by Frost & Sullivan based on the results of a study by The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Waste Recycling Industry.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
The development of the digital solutions market in the waste recycling industry goes in four main areas, the company said in a report: the production of smart waste collection systems (the so-called "smart containers"); optimization of supply chains and equipping the fleet with specialized software and sensors ("smart garbage collectors"); production and implementation of intelligent MSW recycling and disposal systems; as well as the development and application of cloud technologies and user interfaces.
In total, in 2017, the volume of the digital technology market in the waste collection and transportation segments was estimated by Frost & Sullivan experts at $322 million - $96.6 and 225.4 million, respectively. By 2020, according to analysts' forecasts, it may increase to $360 million.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
As of October 2018, the largest number of smart technologies and waste management equipment is being developed in Western Europe and North America. In addition to smart containers and garbage collectors, they also include robotic systems for sorting MSW, specialized mobile applications, accounting and analytics systems, software, etc.
 | The largest segment of the market remains the development of cloud computing platforms, user interfaces and software - in 2017 it accounted for $2.8 billion, while the share of MSW intelligent processing systems - about $138 million. At the same time, the pace of digitalization in the processing segment remains one of the highest - according to our forecasts, by 2020 the volume of this market will amount to $232 million, - said Alexey Volostnov, Managing Director of Frost & Sullivan in Russia. |  |
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Among the main trends in the digital transformation technology market in the field of MSW management, Frost & Sullivan analysts name the development of the Internet of Things (IoT), the Smart City concept, as well as the Platform as a Service business models ( online services with the ability to choose services based on individual requirements) and Software as a service ( a set of functions or software solutions that can be equipped with technological equipment).
| | The development of these trends takes place against the background of the need to solve the existing problems of the industry, such as the lack (or complete absence) of information on the number of MSW collected and processed, the underdevelopment of infrastructure and services in certain countries and regions, a stable increase in transport costs of companies, a low level of technological equipment of enterprises, etc., - added Volostnov. | |
According to him, the main driver of digitalization of the industry will be the development of partnerships between IT and waste recycling companies and, as a result, an increase in the number of joint projects. One of the striking examples is projects in the field of MSW collection and transportation. Garbage containers are equipped with special RFID sensors that transmit information about the degree of its filling. In turn, garbage collection cars (or the so-called "smart garbage collectors") are equipped with special equipment and software that allows you to optimize logistics routes, and thereby reduce fuel consumption and driving time.
Frost & Sullivan estimates that more than 50 large IT and technology companies are developing smart technologies and equipment for the collection, transportation and processing of waste in the world.
In the segment of production of intelligent systems for sorting MSW processing, Alexey Volostnov noted, in particular, the companies ZenRobotics (production of robotics for scanning and sorting waste, including construction) and Sadako Technologies (robotic system MAX-AI for sorting MSW). He also included Steinert Global, AMP Robotics, OEM Sherbrooke, Recycle Track Systems, Cleanrobotics, etc.
As the study showed, Rubicon Global, AMCS Group, Waste Management, Suez, Enevo, Trinov, Winnow Solutions are leading among the manufacturers of specialized software.
In turn, Compology, Bigbelly, Plastic Omnium, Busch Sytems, Enva, Fleetminds, MOBA Group, Telogis, Trux, Routesmart Technologies and others remain the leading global players in the field of intelligent technologies for waste collection and transportation.
See also
- Incinerators of Russia
- Electronic waste in Russia
- Electrical Waste (Global Market) Electronic Waste
- Recycling of garbage
- Plastic waste
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