Crossing the Threshold
Municipal Waste Policy and Household Waste Generation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4141978 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harriet Bulkeley (0000-0001-9912-5687, Durham University, corresponding author), Nicky Gregson (0000-0002-2796-389X, University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 929-945 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a40261 |
| OpenAlex | W2010382012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 75 |
| References cited | 32 |
This paper connects research on home-based consumption with research on waste policy and governance. We argue that, in order to meet the enhanced goals of waste reduction specified in Waste Strategy for England 2007, UK municipal waste policy needs a far closer engagement with the household, the primary unit of consumption. Opening-up the 'black box' of the household, we show why the potential for achieving enhanced rates of materials diversion through recycling is limited in certain neighbourhoods. We demonstrate the potential for furthering waste reduction through the intensification of existing practices with the 'arts of transience', and by engaging with the lumpiness of household-waste generation. The paper considers the policy implications of these findings and offers a number of suggestions as to how such insights might be taken up within UK municipal waste policy
Business · Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental planning · Household waste · Municipal solid waste · Natural resource economics · Sociology · Waste management · Engineering · Environmental Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Urban Planning and Governance · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 75 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 72 |