Recycling Time
The Temporal Complexity of Waste Management
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4355986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joost Van Loon (0000-0002-7837-1405), Ida Sabelis (0000-0003-0109-0127) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 287-306 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Time & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-463X • E-ISSN: 1461-7463 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0961463x97006002009 |
| OpenAlex | W1985373146 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
In this article we discuss the possible impact of emphasizing the temporal dimension of `waste' on the conceptualization of waste management in late modern societies. Beginning with an analysis of a dominant discursive formation of waste management, we argue that a lack of concern for the temporal aspects of waste has led to a misconceptualization of the waste problematic. Bringing the temporal to the fore allows us to see waste differently, not as something that is to be shed, but as something that will always be with us, as that which we cannot get rid of, as that which is inherently unmanageable. We therefore propose a conceptualization of waste that involves much longer time-scales than those commonly applied to decision-making practices, a more differentiated sensitivity towards tempo and rhythm, and a more complex understanding of the timescapes of the future
Conceptualization · Dimension (graph theory · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Sociology · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2020 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |