{"product_id":"waste-hardback-9780745687391","title":"Waste (Hardback) 9780745687391","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWaste\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKate O'Neill (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745687391, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 July 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kate O'Neill's latest work takes us on an eye-popping journey through rich case studies of wastes and their movement around the planet.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A marvelously crafted and grippingly written book about one of the most pressing challenges facing our planet. The sooner you read it, the more you will learn about the ways in which we systematically fail to use so much of what we extract and how governments, businesses, and individuals can turn to this expanding ‘global resource frontier’ to reduce our impact.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Cashore, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this important book, Kate O’Neill expertly traces the complex international trade flows behind the prodigious volumes of waste generated by global consumer society.  A valuable and illuminating contribution to current debates about if and how we make the shift to more sustainable lifestyles.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurie Cohen, New Jersey Institute of Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaste is one of the planet’s last great resource frontiers. From furniture made from up-cycled wood to gold extracted from computer circuit boards, artisans and multinational corporations alike are finding ways to profit from waste while diverting materials from overcrowded landfills. Yet beyond these benefits, this “new” resource still poses serious risks to human health and the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this unique book, Kate O’Neill traces the emergence of the global political economy of wastes over the past two decades. She explains how the emergence of waste governance initiatives and mechanisms can help us deal with both the risks and the opportunities associated with the hundreds of millions – possibly billions – of tons of waste we generate each year. Drawing on a range of fascinating case studies to develop her arguments, including China’s role as the primary recipient of recyclable plastics and scrap paper from the Western world, “Zero-Waste” initiatives, the emergence of transnational waste-pickers’ alliances, and alternatives for managing growing volumes of electronic and food wastes, O’Neill shows how waste can be a risk, a resource, and even a livelihood, with implications for governance at local, national, and global levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFigures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e List of Acronyms\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface and Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: The Global Political Economy of Waste\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Understanding Wastes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Waste Work\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Discarded Electronics \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Food Waste \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Plastic Scrap \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: A World without Waste? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Readings\u003cbr\u003e References\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407340564760,"sku":"9780745687391","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745687391.jpg?v=1784163563","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/waste-hardback-9780745687391","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}