The Waste of the World: Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem

Nicky  Gregson

doi:10.46692/9781529232462

The Waste of the World

Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem

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.

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The Waste of the World

Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

Acknowledgements
pp iv-vi

Preface
pp vii-xviii

1 - The Global Waste Problem and How to Think about It: Or, how to understand the ‘too much waste’ problem
pp 1-30

2 - Discard, Social Order and Social Life: Or, discard is foundational to understanding waste
pp 31-51

3 - Consumption, Consumer Practices and Consumer Discard: Or, how consumer discard relates to economies
pp 52-75

4 - Conduits, Value Regimes and Valuation: Or, following consumers’ discarded things
pp 76-103

5 - Recommodifying Discard: Or, the challenges of turning discard into an economic good
pp 104-132

6 - Waste, Money and Finance: Or, how turning discard into waste turns waste into an energy resource and an asset
pp 133-163

7 - Future Directions: Or, rewiring waste through the three Ds (decarbonization, digital and discard)
pp 164-179

Notes
pp 180-202

References
pp 203-226

Index
pp 227-235

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