After several years dominated by iterative product updates and government scrutiny of big tech companies, 2023 turned into a comeback year for tech.

At Thanksgiving, food is the main event. But despite all the effort that goes into buying and preparing a turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie, some 312 million pounds of food will end up in the trash this week. That’s roughly $600 million worth.

Matter is proud to pilot their storm water pit sensors with the City of Monash , a moderate sized council in Melbourne. Ambition: Teaming up with City of Monash for a storm water pit sensor trial, to track water levels, events and help with flood mitigation. Priority move: Trial sensing storm water pit information and displaying this on our Capture dashboard for convenient viewing. Matter Objectives: • provide measurement systems (Sense) • provide measurement data (Capture) • provide novel monitoring systems (inc CaptureOS) Preliminary results from the trial found:

Matter is excited to trial their storm water pit sensors in a pilot within the City of Port Phillip. The focus with be on the suburb of Ellwood where 13 sensors are bring deployed in order to gain a better understanding of water flow, events and how to manage the area. Ambition: Matter are trialing their sensors with the City of Port Phillip, to help with tracking events such as pit blockages in leafy residential suburbs. Priority move: Trial sensing storm water pit information and reviewing event data on the Capture dashboard to help with future pit management. Matter Objectives: • Identify and report on blocked pits • Reduce the need to manually check pits for blockages • Weather event notifications to allow for preemptive cleaning Preliminary results from the trial found:

Matter is proud to pilot their waste sensors with company Rawtec, a leading Australian waste consultancy in City of Charles Sturt. This trial commenced in October and is relatively new. Ambition: Rawtec and City of Charles Sturt are using Matter’s sensors mounted in 1100L and 660L bins to create weekly waste reports for residents in 2 large apartment blocks in Adelaide. Wanting to expand this trial out to other apartment blocks in Adelaide in the future. This is Matter’s first use case in Multi Unit development (MUD). Priority move: They are looking to track and reduce the landfill waste created in the apartment blocks, while increasing the recycling rate. Preliminary results from the trial found:

By utilising smart bins, we're making waste collection more efficient than ever before!

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Today, I want to shed some light on an issue close to our hearts: our current waste problem and the exciting shift towards a circular economy. We've been living in a linear model for far too long, where we take, make, and dispose of products without much thought for the consequences. 🚮

In the face of growing environmental concerns, governments around the world are stepping up their efforts to address the pressing issue of waste management. In 2022, Australia introduced its beneficial National Waste Strategy.