Waste is one of the most significant challenges of our time, and the lack of digitalization remains a major obstacle. The goal of ReWaCC is to provide digital twins of waste containers with near-live waste characteristics. Waste containers are transformed from merely being means of waste disposal into “decentralized material warehouses”.
The project owner is Sensorita, a Norwegian company deploying radar sensors for waste containers at construction and demolition sites and developing platforms for real-time analysis of sensor data. At present, their in-container sensors monitor location and fill-level. ReWaCC is aiming to further develop the use of this technology, using near-live data from their existing sensors, along with other relevant data sources, to characterize waste composition and quality when the waste is disposed into the containers. Such data will provide stakeholders with valuable insight to make well-informed operational and strategic choices. The result is a seamless integration that enables containers to play a pivotal role in the recycling process, revolutionizing waste management practices.
ReWaCC is an IPN: Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector, running from January 2024 to December 2026. Project partners are Sensorita, Ragn-Sells and Veidekke Sirkulær. R&D providers are NORSUS, Norsk Regnesentral and Acconeer.
At NORSUS, the researchers John Baxter, Sigrid Møyner Hohle, Kari-Anne Lyng and Pieter Callewaert are working on the project. NORSUS’ main task is to identify important waste types and characteristics which will improve material utilization and to assess the environmental benefits in-container monitoring can deliver.
