Europe's disappearing waste : unanticipated conflicts between removal and greening / Daniel Sosna

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sosna, Daniel, author.

Series:

New anthropologies of Europe ; v. 17.

New anthropologies of Europe ; volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refuse and refuse disposal--Social aspects--Czech Republic.

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Salvage (Waste, etc.)--Social aspects--Czech Republic.

Salvage (Waste, etc.).

Refuse and refuse disposal--Social aspects.

Czech Republic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn, 2026

Summary:

"Through ethnographic research conducted among landfill workers and waste pickers, Europe’s Disappearing Waste explores the inner workings of the Czech waste management system that is underpinned by the belief that waste should disappear. Waste streams give rise to underflows that provide opportunities for those who refuse to be passive witnesses of disposal and loss of value. The normative assumptions about market-based solutions and techno-optimism in waste management are called into question, directing attention to the commitment to salvage that provides an alternative way of relating to waste"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Knowledge growth

Underflows of waste streams

Circular disappearance of wastewater

Life on the margins

Places of disappearance

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Sosna, Daniel Europe's disappearing waste

ISBN:

9781836955528

1836955529

9781836955535

1836955537

OCLC:

1594239899

Publisher Number:

CIPO000391212

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license