TREATING THE SYMPTOM: A MARXIST REFLECTION ON ‘ZERO WASTE’ AND SARDINIA 2019

Written as a reflection on Sardinia 2019, the purpose of this letter is to draw attention to a perceived failure within waste management studies to adequately engage with the socio-economic and socio-political conditions that drive the prodution of waste. By way of a solution, it proposes...

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Main Author: Kalina, Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CISA Publisher 2020-03-01
Series:Detritus
Online Access:https://digital.detritusjournal.com/doi/13918-299
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spelling doaj-676572e28e574c3d8256204cc5b28d072020-11-25T02:23:33ZengCISA PublisherDetritus2611-41352020-03-01941010.31025/2611-4135/2020.13918TREATING THE SYMPTOM: A MARXIST REFLECTION ON ‘ZERO WASTE’ AND SARDINIA 2019Kalina, Marc Written as a reflection on Sardinia 2019, the purpose of this letter is to draw attention to a perceived failure within waste management studies to adequately engage with the socio-economic and socio-political conditions that drive the prodution of waste. By way of a solution, it proposes a return to Marxist dialectics and modes of anlaysis in order to reframe contemporary debates on waste management practices to include more critical discussion and engagement with the root causes of waste, specifically capitalist production and class- addressing the illness rather than merely treating the symptoms.https://digital.detritusjournal.com/doi/13918-299
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TREATING THE SYMPTOM: A MARXIST REFLECTION ON ‘ZERO WASTE’ AND SARDINIA 2019
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title TREATING THE SYMPTOM: A MARXIST REFLECTION ON ‘ZERO WASTE’ AND SARDINIA 2019
title_short TREATING THE SYMPTOM: A MARXIST REFLECTION ON ‘ZERO WASTE’ AND SARDINIA 2019
title_full TREATING THE SYMPTOM: A MARXIST REFLECTION ON ‘ZERO WASTE’ AND SARDINIA 2019
title_fullStr TREATING THE SYMPTOM: A MARXIST REFLECTION ON ‘ZERO WASTE’ AND SARDINIA 2019
title_full_unstemmed TREATING THE SYMPTOM: A MARXIST REFLECTION ON ‘ZERO WASTE’ AND SARDINIA 2019
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description Written as a reflection on Sardinia 2019, the purpose of this letter is to draw attention to a perceived failure within waste management studies to adequately engage with the socio-economic and socio-political conditions that drive the prodution of waste. By way of a solution, it proposes a return to Marxist dialectics and modes of anlaysis in order to reframe contemporary debates on waste management practices to include more critical discussion and engagement with the root causes of waste, specifically capitalist production and class- addressing the illness rather than merely treating the symptoms.
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