Waste and Power: Critical Perspectives on Inequality and Exclusion
The Work on Waste as a Work of Care
This paper expands the category of reproductive care work, inviting reflection on how the case of waste pickers of recyclable materials in Brazil, who perform the work of cleaning and maintaining the city as a shared space, fits within this category. The well-established associations that frame domestic work as feminine, familial, affectionate, unpaid, and confined […]
Dirtiness in the Swedish Sewage Sludge Debate
The Swedish sewage sludge debate is probably rather unknown for most people, even those living in Sweden. Nevertheless, for those involved, it has been an infectious discussion stretched out for many years regarding the management of sewage sludge: the residue from wastewater treatment. After having studied the last 25 years of that debate through documents […]
Changing Perspectives of Waste Management Systems in Semi-Urban Areas in India: A Case Study
Introduction The concept of waste management has been transformed over time from being focused on unregulated dumping to organised methods operating in areas of concern such as public health, environmental protection, and resource recovery. Organic waste, prevalent in early societies, was discarded in open areas or water bodies, leading to diseases (Letcher and Vallero, 2011). […]
Keeping Plastic at Bay: Aesthetic Blindness and the Distancing of Waste in Consumer Cultures
Modern consumer societies are often characterized as ‘throwaway cultures’, embracing a single-use mentality that privileges convenience and disposability over ecological consciousness and sustainability. This has created a crisis with far-reaching consequences, as mounting waste continues to accumulate on a global scale. By promoting a culture of relentless consumption and unlimited growth, consumer cultures dissociate consumers […]
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