Rethinking the Concept of Waste and Mass Consumption: Preserving Resources through Reuse, Repair and Recycling (Routledge Studies in Sustainability)

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Synopsis
This book presents hard facts, drawn from extensive research, to highlight our unsustainable consumption of the Earth’s resources and the limitations of the UK’s current management of waste and recycling.Setting out a bleak picture of a world in which we are literally consuming our planet, the book explores the psychological, economic and capitalist drivers behind this behaviour. Controversially, the book examines the drawbacks of the current approach adopted by many local authorities on the kerbside collection of recyclable materials, as well as the UK governments’ strategic approaches to household recycling, including the lack of UK- wide infrastructures for packaging reuse, and for product repair and recycling. It challenges the whole concept of waste, leading to a proposed new strategy for the management of household waste, including a simplified household collection system, the introduction of an incineration tax and the banning of all household waste exports. The author proposes reconceptualising waste as unwanted but valuable material and argues that the responsibility for facilitating reuse, repair and recycling, rests with manufacturers who must start designing with the end in mind.Given the current economic climate, and a dampening of the green agenda within UK politics, the book provides a much- needed call for critical discourse on how, and how much, we consume and sets out clear, practical solutions for change. The book will be of interest to manufacturers, retailers, consumers, local authorities, policy makers, students and professionals looking to reduce our impact on the environment.
Copyright:
2025

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ISBN-13:
9781040126691
Related ISBNs:
9781003504757, 9781032824864, 9781040126639, 9781032824871
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Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Richard Waite
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Home and Garden, Business and Finance, Technology, Earth Sciences
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