Crossing the threshold: municipal waste policy and household waste generation

被引：107

作者：

Bulkeley, Harriet ^{[1
]}

Gregson, Nicky ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Durham, Dept Geog, Durham DH1 3LE, England

[2] Univ Sheffield, Dept Geog, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England

来源：

ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE | 2009年 / 41卷 / 04期

关键词：

CONSUMPTION; MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDES; DISPOSAL; BEHAVIOR;

D O I：

10.1068/a40261

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：929 / 945

页数：17

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