Is AI a threat or an opportunity for graduates in the waste sector?

Is AI a threat or an opportunity for graduates in the waste sector?

  Early Careers President Emma Mulligan, Senior Consultant at Rooted Environmental, analyses if AI is a threat to or opportunity for early careers in the waste and resources sector. Across the waste and resources sector, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being adopted to improve productivity, automate routine tasks, and support better decision-making. While these developments…

AI saves time but most companies waste the gain, study shows

AI saves time but most companies waste the gain, study shows

Employees across industries continue to adopt AI tools at a rapid rate, yet the technology’s impact on productivity and efficiency is uneven and muddled, according to a new study. Some 74% of white-collar workers with no managerial duties count themselves as regular users of artificial intelligence, a 23 percentage point increase from a year earlier,…

Smart Catering: reducing cabin food waste with AI | News

Smart Catering: reducing cabin food waste with AI | News

The global airline industry currently generates an estimated 3.6 million tonnes of cabin and catering waste annually, based on 2024–2025 data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Aviation Sustainability Forum (ASF). This volume is to be at four million tonnes by late 2025 and could potentially double by 2040 if current practices…