Reflecting on waste in the context of sustainability, materiality, social practices, subjectivity, and environmental challenges, the book covers settings from the municipal garbage crisis in Beirut, to food rescue campaigns in Hong Kong, and the toxic by-products of computer chip production in Silicon Valley.
Fiona Allon is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney and an affiliate of the Sydney Environment Institute.
Ruth Barcan is Associate Professor in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney and a Sydney Environment Institute Key Researcher.
Karma Eddison-Cogan is a PhD candidate in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney.