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  • Environmental Science
  • Technology Innovation
  • Sustainable Engineering

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  • The waste management sector faces increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices and circular economy principles.
  • Innovation is crucial for developing efficient and environmentally sound waste treatment and resource recovery solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a technology- and sustainability-driven assessment of the waste management innovation landscape.
  • To identify and prioritize key technological clusters and their potential impact on circular economy objectives.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 46,905 patents using BERT-based semantic embedding, network community detection, and logistic life-cycle modeling.
  • Integration of social network analysis, natural language processing, patent clustering, life-cycle evaluation, and multi-criteria decision-making (TOPSIS).
  • Statistical validation of 16 technological clusters using Davies-Bouldin index.

Main Results:

  • Identified 16 technological clusters including thermochemical conversion, digital monitoring, polymer recycling, and bio-based energy recovery.
  • Life-cycle assessment revealed diverse development trajectories, with mature and rapidly growing domains coexisting.
  • Network analysis pinpointed key institutional and industrial hubs driving knowledge flow.

Conclusions:

  • Biotechnology-driven waste treatment and bio-based energy recovery are strategically important for circular economy goals.
  • Findings offer actionable insights for innovation strategy, sustainable investment, and policy design in waste management.
  • Targeted R&D can accelerate environmental and resource efficiency in waste management systems.