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Beyond Recycling

Author : Paul Micklethwaite
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000381854
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Recycling written by Paul Micklethwaite and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Recycling critically explores unasked questions around recycling and its prominent position in contemporary thinking about sustainability. It examines and challenges assumptions about why we appear to have so wholeheartedly committed to recycling as a cultural project. Recycling has become a commonplace notion and widespread practice. Yet its social, cultural and even environmental value has not been considered carefully enough. This book considers recycling as a contemporary cultural idea related to – but not wholly defined by – our response to material waste. It seeks to reclaim recycling from the environmentalists and waste management specialists, to explore the role it plays in wider contemporary discourse. As we become increasingly satiated, and in many cases sickened, by the excesses of modern consumerism, we are rethinking our relationship with the physical stuff that fills our lives. Dissatisfied with empty materialism, we seek new ways to reuse our material culture. Recycling, turning something considered to be waste into something with renewed value, is our primary collective response to the problems arising from consumption; and it is ripe for critical examination. Beyond Recycling is a fascinating read for conscious consumers and students in the creative arts, design, cultural studies, sustainability and environmental studies.

Going Beyond Recycling

Author : Cara Morgan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Going Beyond Recycling written by Cara Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Recycling Reconsidered

Author : Samantha Macbride
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262297663
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Recycling Reconsidered written by Samantha Macbride and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2011-12-09 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the success and popularity of recycling has diverted attention from the steep environmental costs of manufacturing the goods we consume and discard. Recycling is widely celebrated as an environmental success story. The accomplishments of the recycling movement can be seen in municipal practice, a thriving private recycling industry, and widespread public support and participation. In the United States, more people recycle than vote. But, as Samantha MacBride points out in this book, the goals of recycling—saving the earth (and trees), conserving resources, and greening the economy—are still far from being realized. The vast majority of solid wastes are still burned or buried. MacBride argues that, since the emergence of the recycling movement in 1970, manufacturers of products that end up in waste have successfully prevented the implementation of more onerous, yet far more effective, forms of sustainable waste policy. Recycling as we know it today generates the illusion of progress while allowing industry to maintain the status quo and place responsibility on consumers and local government. MacBride offers a series of case studies in recycling that pose provocative questions about whether the current ways we deal with waste are really the best ways to bring about real sustainability and environmental justice. She does not aim to debunk or discourage recycling but to help us think beyond recycling as it is today.

Beyond Imagination

Author : Mazibuko, Zamanzima
Publisher : MISTRA
ISBN 13 : 0639923801
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Imagination written by Mazibuko, Zamanzima and published by MISTRA. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanotechnology is sweeping the world. This science of very small particles, which includes genetic modification and the reconfiguring of the arrangement of atoms, presents possibilities beyond imagination. It also has huge implications for all South Africans, especially at home. How exactly is this new technology playing out in South Africa? In countries like India, nanotechnology is being supported as a source of income and innovation. It has the potential to improve both the human condition and a country’s productivity and competitiveness. Is South Africa doing what it should and could to foster nanotechnology and biotechnology, and to advance bioeconomies within the country? And what does the new technology mean for us as consumers? How many of us know that this technology is already being employed in substances like suntan cream and lipstick, with potential health implications for users? The application of nanotechnology poses risks as well as huge benefits, so we need to be particularly vigilant of the ethics and dangers of it. This book provokes discussion around these important topics and relays eyeopening information to those of us who thought all of this was sci-fi.

Why Do We Recycle?

Author : Frank Ackerman
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597267880
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Why Do We Recycle? written by Frank Ackerman and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earnest warnings of an impending "solid waste crisis" that permeated the 1980s provided the impetus for the widespread adoption of municipal recycling programs. Since that time America has witnessed a remarkable rise in public participation in recycling activities, including curbside collection, drop-off centers, and commercial and office programs. Recently, however, a backlash against these programs has developed. A vocal group of "anti-recyclers" has appeared, arguing that recycling is not an economically efficient strategy for addressing waste management problems. In Why Do We Recycle? Frank Ackerman examines the arguments for and against recycling, focusing on the debate surrounding the use of economic mechanisms to determine the value of recycling. Based on previously unpublished research conducted by the Tellus Institute, a nonprofit environmental research group in Boston, Massachusetts, Ackerman presents an alternative view of the theory of market incentives, challenging the notion that setting appropriate prices and allowing unfettered competition will result in the most efficient level of recycling. Among the topics he considers are: externality issues -- unit pricing for waste disposal, effluent taxes, virgin materials subsidies, advance disposal fees the landfill crisis and disposal facility siting container deposit ("bottle bill") legislation environmental issues that fall outside of market theory calculating costs and benefits of municipal recycling programs life-cycle analysis and packaging policy -- Germany's "Green Dot" packaging system and producer responsibility the impacts of production in extractive and manufacturing industries composting and organic waste management economics of conservation, and material use and long-term sustainability Ackerman explains why purely economic approaches to recycling are incomplete and argues for a different kind of decisionmaking, one that addresses social issues, future as well as present resource needs, and non-economic values that cannot be translated into dollars and cents. Backed by empirical data and replete with specific examples, the book offers valuable guidance for municipal planners, environmental managers, and policymakers responsible for establishing and implementing recycling programs. It is also an accessible introduction to the subject for faculty, students, and concerned citizens interested in the social, economic, and ethical underpinnings of recycling efforts.

Garbage and Recycling

Author : Debra A. Miller
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1420502883
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Garbage and Recycling written by Debra A. Miller and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2009-10-02 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Environmental Protection Agency states that in the past 50 years, humans have consumed more resources than in all of previous history. Recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing account for 3.1 million jobs in America, according to American Solar Energy Society, yet our garbage accounts for 42 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. This pertinent resource examines issues surrounding garbage and recycling in America. Chapters explore topics such as dealing with hazardous waste, the global challenge of waste management, and strategies for future waste management.

The Upcycle

Author : William McDonough
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0865477485
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book The Upcycle written by William McDonough and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the authors "Cradle to Cradle," the next step, in how society must change the way it uses resources. Drawing on the lessons gained from 10 years of using the cradle-to-cradle concept, McDonough and Braungart envision the next step in the solution to our ecological crisis.

Recycling Reconsidered

Author : Samantha Macbride
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262525240
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Recycling Reconsidered written by Samantha Macbride and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the success and popularity of recycling has diverted attention from the steep environmental costs of manufacturing the goods we consume and discard. Recycling is widely celebrated as an environmental success story. The accomplishments of the recycling movement can be seen in municipal practice, a thriving private recycling industry, and widespread public support and participation. In the United States, more people recycle than vote. But, as Samantha MacBride points out in this book, the goals of recycling—saving the earth (and trees), conserving resources, and greening the economy—are still far from being realized. The vast majority of solid wastes are still burned or buried. MacBride argues that, since the emergence of the recycling movement in 1970, manufacturers of products that end up in waste have successfully prevented the implementation of more onerous, yet far more effective, forms of sustainable waste policy. Recycling as we know it today generates the illusion of progress while allowing industry to maintain the status quo and place responsibility on consumers and local government. MacBride offers a series of case studies in recycling that pose provocative questions about whether the current ways we deal with waste are really the best ways to bring about real sustainability and environmental justice. She does not aim to debunk or discourage recycling but to help us think beyond recycling as it is today.

Year 5 Basic Skills Tests

Author : Alan Horsfield
Publisher : Pascal Press
ISBN 13 : 9781741252361
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book Year 5 Basic Skills Tests written by Alan Horsfield and published by Pascal Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Living Without Plastic

Author : Brigette Allen
Publisher : Artisan
ISBN 13 : 1579659403
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book Living Without Plastic written by Brigette Allen and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An eye-opening guide on how to lessen one’s dependence on plastics. . . . This is a clarion, convincing wake-up call to the scope of the global plastic problem and what readers can do about it. —Publishers Weekly Embrace a plastic-free lifestyle with more than 100 simple, stylish swaps for everything from pens and toothbrushes to disposable bottles and the 5 trillion plastic bags we use—and throw out—every year. Use a natural loofah, not a synthetic sponge Buy milk in glass bottles or make homemade nut milk Opt for a waste-free shampoo bar Skip the printed receipt and opt for an email instead Wrap gifts beautifully with cloth Organized into five sections—At Home, Food & Drink, Health & Beauty, On the Go, and Special Occasions—Living Without Plastic is a cover-to-cover collection of doable, differencemaking solutions, including a 30-Day Plastic Detox Program.

The Circular Economy in the European Union

Author : Sepp Eisenriegler
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030502392
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Circular Economy in the European Union written by Sepp Eisenriegler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The implementation of the circular economy will entail a major transformation from a resource-destroying, linear economy to a circular one that operates within the planet’s regenerative boundaries. This book presents an interim assessment of the implementation of a circular economy in the EU. It reveals what achievements have been made in various EU institutions, but which are scarcely perceived by the public; which basic scientific principles can be applied in this context; and what NGOs are demanding beyond this progress. It provides convincing arguments for abandoning the “hamster wheel” of material-based satisfaction of our needs, and shows that the primacy of the economy stands in the way of a good life for all. Given its focus, it will appeal to everyone interested in an ecologically sustainable economic system.

Cash for Your Trash

Author : Carl A. Zimring
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813536866
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Cash for Your Trash written by Carl A. Zimring and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cash for Your Trash, Carl A. Zimring provides a fascinating history of scrap recycling, from colonial times to the present. Integrating findings from archival, industrial, and demographic records, and moving beyond the environmental developments that have shaped modern recycling enterprises, Zimring offers a unique cultural and economic portrait of the private businesses that made large-scale recycling possible.

Methodological, Theoretical and Applied Advances in Behavioural Spillover

Author : Christopher R. Jones
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889633861
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Methodological, Theoretical and Applied Advances in Behavioural Spillover written by Christopher R. Jones and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beyond Accommodation

Author : Jessica Schomberg
Publisher : Library Juice Press
ISBN 13 : 9781634000864
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Accommodation written by Jessica Schomberg and published by Library Juice Press. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urban Development Debates in the New Millennium

Author : Kulwant Rai Gupta
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN 13 : 9788126903917
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Urban Development Debates in the New Millennium by : Kulwant Rai Gupta

Download or read book Urban Development Debates in the New Millennium written by Kulwant Rai Gupta and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2004 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Collection Of Essays By Academics And Practitioners From Around The World Underscores Issues And Concerns Of Sustainable Urban Development And Best Practices In Terms Of Theory As Well As Praxes. Contributors Have Made An Attempt To Critically Reconcile The Hypothetical With The Applied In Order To Arrive At Innovative Solutions For Urban Good Governance In The Context Of The Steady Proliferation Of Habitats And Conurbations All Over The World. Their Papers More Often Than Not Transcend Regional Specifics To Address The Common Agenda Of Urban Development Debates As Informed By Assorted Modernization Perspectives In The 21St Century. This Volume Brings Together Social Scientists, Development Consultants And Nonprofit Professionals So That Multipositional Theories And Multicultural Praxes Might Be Reflected In Their Papers Based On Empirical Research And Field-Level Insights. It Is Expected That This Volume Will Provoke Fresh Debates And New Ideas That Will Facilitate Theory-Building As Well As Formulation Of Paradigms For Good Practices And Sustainable Urban Applications.The Book Would Be Found Highly Useful By Town Planners, Municipal Administrators, Ngos Working In The Field Of Urban Development And Common Readers Interested In Urban Problems And Policies. It Will Be Equally Valuable For Policy Makers As Well As Students, Researchers And Teachers Of Urban Economics, Urban Sociology, Urban Geography And Public Administration.

Kirk-Othmer Chemical Technology and the Environment, 2 Volume Set

Author : Wiley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470105402
Total Pages : 2597 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Kirk-Othmer Chemical Technology and the Environment, 2 Volume Set written by Wiley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-05-21 with total page 2597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-volume reference work Chemical Technology and the Environment provides readers with knowledge on contemporary issues in environmental pollution, prevention and control, as well as regulatory, health and safety issues as related to chemical technology. It introduces and expands the knowledge on emerging "green" materials and processes and "greener" energy technology, as well as more general concepts and methodology including sustainable development and chemistry and green chemistry. Based on Wiley's renowned, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, this compact reference features the same breadth and quality of coverage and clarity of presentation found in the original.

The Contribution of Social Sciences to Sustainable Development at Universities

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331926866X
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book The Contribution of Social Sciences to Sustainable Development at Universities written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first of its kind to present contemporary, state-of-the-art examples of how social science theories, models, and findings can advance all aspects of campus sustainability, an area that has so far been largely neglected. The individual chapters reflect the broad diversity of research on sustainable campus development conducted within and across basic and applied social science disciplines, drawing on a range of methods and case studies from around the world. Institutions of higher education have been among the leading promoters of sustainable development. However, efforts to transition to sustainability have been largely dominated by technological “solutions” and universities and colleges are increasingly recognizing that this transition cannot be achieved without attention to the human dimension. Administrators, campus sustainability officers and other university staff, faculty members and students, as well as alumni and external constituents all help to shape which sustainability innovations and initiatives are considered and pursued, and their participation determines the ultimate success of sustainability efforts. The book’s individual contributions illustrate how the social sciences can broaden visions of what may be possible, identify the advantages and disadvantages of different instrumental and emancipator approaches, evaluate interventions’ effectiveness, and offer processes for learning from mistakes and successes in ways that support continuous advances toward sustainability. Given that the majority of social science research stems from universities, the level of trust in these institutions, and their mission to develop societal leaders, higher education institutions are ideally suited for testing, assessing and modeling the social innovations needed to achieve sustainability on campuses and beyond.