The value of waste

Michel van Dartel; Anne Nigten

The value of waste

Michel van Dartel, Anne Nigten

Art & Sustainability

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This paper argues that a first step in finding a sustainable solution for the pressing global issue of ‘waste’, is to consider waste a value attribution rather than a material condition. Doing so means a shift in focus from finding more efficient ways to ‘clean up the mess’ to changing the way in which value is attributed to things. The paper looks at a selection of recent literature on value systems to identify useful concepts and theory for a value-based solution to waste. Furthermore, art and design are proposed to explore and probe such
potential solutions.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Balance-Unbalance2015 International Conference - Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, United States Duration: 1 Jan 2015 → …

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Conference	Balance-Unbalance2015 International Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tempe AZ
Period	1/01/15 → …

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arts
design
waste
value

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