Plastic waste is now a classic contaminant of the natural environment and the origins of the
contamination need to be well understood. The transition from a useful object to a waste …

We outline the frameworks that shape and hold apart waste debates in and about the Global
North and Global South and that hinder analysis of flows between them. Typically, waste is …

In this groundbreaking book, Garth Myers uses African urban concepts and experiences to
speak back to theoretical and practical concerns. He argues for a re-visioning-a seeing …

In this article, I critically review important concepts in new geographies of waste. I focus on
both the conceptual frameworks that are used to examine issues concerning waste and the …

The author argues for the necessity of a macro-theoretical framework for a systematic
understanding of the waste–society relationship—a synthesis of the Marxist mode of …

Municipal solid waste is a central concern for environmental policy, and the sociomateriality
of waste—the ways in which waste is socially defined and dealt with—is an important issue …

Current international economic and environmental conditions have led to increasing calls for
alternative pathways of development. Globally, the language of a green economy is being …

With over half of the world's population living in cities, and with rising consumption, the
generation of solid waste has become a ubiquitous and serious problem in urban …

Airports play a critical role in the air transport value chain. Each air transport value chain
stakeholder requires energy to conduct their operations. Airports are extremely energy …

Selective garbage collection and separation involves many of the urban poor. For them solid
waste means resources and recycling becomes a survival strategy. In Brazil, almost a million …