An argument that social, political, and economic systems maintain power by discarding
certain people, places, and things. Discard studies is an emerging field that looks at waste …

Geographies of waste, which include examination of its flows and politics, have
demonstrated empirical differences and contrasting approaches to researching waste in the …

Industrial ecology (IE) is discussed as a suitable approach to resolve three widespread
socio-ecological problems in the so-called global south: waste accumulation …

Although it is a widely existing phenomenon in the countries of the Global South, waste
picking is increasingly visible in the cities of the North, although it remains under …

Background Income is an important determinant of health among people who use drugs
(PWUD). However, understanding transitions between differing types of income generation …

The present study draws from data collected with informal recyclers in the autonomous
region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. The purpose of the investigation is to determine …

The contribution of recyclers to the environment and the local economy is not recognized
and they are not remunerated for the service they provide to the city. It is well known that …

This study explores the role of Overdose Prevention Sites (OPS) within the geographies of
survival of vulnerably housed people who use drugs (PWUD) in Vancouver, British …

Background Previous research has demonstrated how income-generating activities among
marginalized people who use drugs (PWUD)–including employment, income assistance …

Describing and analyzing waste as “matter out of place” is a reoccurring trope in waste
studies. The phrase was popularized by British anthropologist Mary Douglas' book, Purity …