Ericsson Connected Recycling

Digitalizing and connecting reverse supply chains to empower circularity

At Ericsson, we believe that what we do today sets the foundation for what's possible tomorrow. Ericsson Connected Recycling (ECR) is addressing the world’s ever-growing waste problem by digitalizing the reverse supply chains to enable the traceability, optimization, and monetization of waste.

Current challenges in waste industry: disconnected waste ecosystem and lack of transparency

The world is facing a significant waste challenge that is negatively impacting the environment, health, and sustainability. Today, vast amounts of waste is generated and typically ending up in landfills or worse. Recycling is one of the most effective ways to manage waste, but the lack of transparency, traceability, and digitization of waste flows and recycled materials is hindering the recycling industry’s potential and growth.

Access to sustainable volumes for recyclers

Ericsson Connected Recycling – global end-to-end SaaS solution

ECR is a groundbreaking end-to-end solution that digitalizes and connects the reverse supply chain to empower circularity. Our innovative app, web portal, and marketplace provide comprehensive traceability, optimization, and monetization of waste streams. Our app ensures seamless tracking of waste flows, while the portal offers invaluable recycling insights to optimize reverse supply chain operations. The ECR marketplace connects buyers and sellers of recycled materials and emission credits, fostering effortless waste monetization. ECR increases circularity and minimizes the environmental impact of waste.

ECR is a global one-stop-shop for environmentally conscious corporations, countries, and individuals supporting:

Digitalization of any waste ecosystem
Digital Deposit Refund System (DRS) Markets
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO)
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting
Digitalization of take-back programs

Ericsson Connected Recycling – breaks the linear economy of waste

ECR can integrate and orchestrate external data sources, store data in a safe and compliant way and offers powerful big data management to enable insightful data visualizations and efficiency in the value chain.

Woman Recycling. Ericsson Connected Recycling system

Digital Deposit Refund System (DRS) solution

ECR offers a digital DRS solution powered jointly by Ericsson’s IoT technology and ECR data traceability platform.

The solution enables producers and governments to drive circularity by managing and tracking returns of used products.

Ericsson Wallet Platform as the world’s biggest mobile payment platform enables a seamless deposit system and incentives for returns.

The IoT technology enables real-time tracking of the return process, ensuring proper recycling or repurposing of materials.

The data traceability platform provides transparency throughout the supply chain, allowing informed decisions and optimization of circular strategies.

Data traceability and transparency

ECR offers data traceability and transparency for take-back programs of any waste stream.

ECR leverages the power of Ericsson to provide adaptable solutions that cater to unique circumstances.

The IoT technology ensures real-time tracking and repurposing of materials, while fintech solutions enable efficient management of deposit systems and incentives for returns.

ECR empowers sustainability decision-makers with data traceability and transparency.

ECR solutions are cost-effective and accessible to a wide range of organizations.

Engineer working doing network management and network optimization

State-of-the-art insights

ECR offers state-of-the-art insights for Producers, Recyclers, Governments, Manufacturers, and Waste Managers.

These insights are formed after studying the industry and working with potent sustainability partners.

The insights enable operational optimization such as output increase, reduction of CO2, and other environmental impact KPIs.

ECR empowers organizations to identify and optimize areas for improvement, excel in their operations and take actionable steps towards achieving their sustainability goals.

ECR supports organizations with KPI reporting and sustainability performance including ESG reporting.

Our cutting-edge digital platform provides end-to-end traceability and transparency for your waste and powerful sustainability reporting to help you meet your compliance goals. With ECR, you'll gain valuable recycling insights that can help you optimize your operations and increase circularity, all while minimizing your environmental impact.

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Sophia Fahlen 

Head of Ericsson Connected Recycling

Entrepreneur and investor with 15+ years in telecom, sales and marketing, and supply chain across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 

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Ahsan Mansoor

Head of Product Development

15+ years of experience in the Fintech industry with leading roles in Product Development, Strategy and Governance.

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Olle Cederberg

Head of Operations

Experienced entrepreneur with 25 years in Software, Telecom and IT industries.

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Jaffar Jassim

User Experience Lead

With 15+ years of expertise in design, user experience and research, driving innovation and creating user-centered solutions for leading fintech and social enterprises.

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Murtaza Abbas

Solution Architect

Over 12 years of experience in analyzing requirements, designing, and implementing robust, scalable applications on public and private cloud platforms.

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