Unbeknownst to many, beneath the surface, an intricate network of calcified entanglements emerges, encapsulating fragments of our material history from both past and present, woven together by the mundane acts of flushing, washing, and draining.
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Waste Beyond Management: Understanding the Waste Crisis at the Intersection of The Human and Non-Human Worlds
This essay is a preliminary reflection on some of the human and other aspects of the waste-crisis I came across during fieldwork in the Bhalswa landfill located on the periphery of North-West Delhi.
Wastes As Value: Sustainable Resources for Pulp and Paper Production in the USSR
After WWII, some Soviet scientists, engineers, and producers believed that intensive industrial practice, which was part and parcel of Soviet experiment, led to devastation of forests. This new vision, however, was much more complicated than just the product of a shift from industrial to ecological thinking.