| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The Global Waste Problem and How to Think about It -- Discard, Social Order and Social Life -- Consumption, Consumer Practices and Consumer Discard -- Conduits, Value Regimes and Valuation -- Recommodifying Discard -- Waste, Money and Finance -- Future Directions |
| Summary |
Despite frequent claims that waste is being reduced, consumer-reliant economies, everyday consumption and the waste industry continue to produce and demand more waste. Combining a lucid style with robust empirical and theoretical research, this book examines the root causes of the global waste problem, rather than simply the symptoms. It challenges existing waste policies, highlighting what needs to change if we are to get serious in tackling this global problem. It concludes with policy implications for shifting waste from an 'end-of-pipe' concern to being at the heart of the debate over decarbonisation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Government policy
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Waste minimization -- Government policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
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Refuse and refuse disposal -- Government policy
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Waste minimization -- Government policy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781529232455 |
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9781529232462 |
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1529232457 |
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1529232465 |
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