Envisioning waste utopias to create dignified waste work
Economic and Industrial Democracy: An International Journal
Published online on November 04, 2025
Abstract
Economic and Industrial Democracy, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 656-675, August 2026.
This paper explores ‘utopia as method’ to envision solid waste and sewage management systems which are equitable and sustainable. Global solid waste management is largely sustained by millions of waste pickers who collect, sort and manage waste. ...
This paper explores ‘utopia as method’ to envision solid waste and sewage management systems which are equitable and sustainable. Global solid waste management is largely sustained by millions of waste pickers who collect, sort and manage waste. ...