On the (In)visibility of Practices: Opportunities for the Promotion of Household Waste-Segregation in Western Switzerland

Article Article scientifique Article On the (In)visibility of Practices: Opportunities for the Promotion of Household Waste-Segregation in Western Switzerland eng 2023-10-12 2023-10-12 author Kakeu–Tardy Rolande Christelle Makamté 0000-0001-7829-131X author Howarth Hannah 0009-0003-0017-2742 925176 author Sahakian Marlyne 0000-0003-0196-7865 637082 Service enseignement, recherche, administratif et technique (SdS) (SCSPS) author Véron René 0000-0001-6829-5712 5 10.5334/wwwj.95 2399-7117 https://account.worldwidewastejournal.com/index.php/up-j-wwjis/article/view/95 <p>Organic waste is both a refuse and a resource. Focusing on household waste in a city in Western Switzerland, this study examines the practices of waste segregation in relation to the city’s (organic) waste management system. Based on qualitative research with diverse households and experts in waste management, we use social practice theory to discuss the meanings and materiality of household organic waste segregation. We show how more or less visible meanings, tied up with material arrangements, can be either enablers or deterrents for such forms of waste management. The article argues that certain aspects of the waste system could be rendered more visible, such as the proper labelling of collection bins, while less visibility could be given to certain meanings around waste segregation, such as the financial cost of not sorting. We also discuss how organic waste sorting, as a practice, contests the dominant understandings of change based on technological efficiency, economic benefits, and individual changes. More collective forms of change are needed, working at the level of social contexts and materiality, to further support organic waste sorting.</p> Dewey 354.3 Dewey 301 Dewey 333.7-333.9 197 Institut de recherches sociologiques TG 199 Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial TF 122 Département de sociologie T4 18 Institut des sciences de l'environnement 0DB false Worldwide waste 6 1 5e19d614-a665-4102-8829-15599635994a Article (Published version) Public Article-scientifique-from-crossref.pdf 2187487 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 46ab6d2b1d26ebb4d354587fad43d2af396c7740e5c0ac7e12e64d9fc840bc07 openAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de recherches sociologiques Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial Faculté des sciences de la société / Département de sociologie Centres et instituts / Institut des sciences de l'environnement

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