The waste of the world : consumption, economies and the making of the global waste problem / Nicky Gregson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregson, Nicky, 1958- author.

Series:

Policy Press scholarship online.

Policy Press scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refuse and refuse disposal--Government policy.

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Waste minimization--Government policy.

Waste minimization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Examining the root causes of the global waste problem, this book challenges existing 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.

Contents:

The global waste problem and how to think about it : or, how to understand the 'too much waste' problem

Discard, social order and social life : or, discard is foundational to understanding waste

Consumption, consumer practices and consumer discard : or, how consumer discard relates to economies

Conduits, value regimes and valuation : or, following consumers' discarded things

Recommodifying discard : or, the challenges of turning discard into an economic good

Waste, money and finance : or, how turning discard into waste turns waste into an energy resource and an asset

Future directions : or, rewiring waste through the three Ds (decarbonization, digital and discard).

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jan 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5292-3247-3

1-5292-3246-5

OCLC:

1378741805