The Idea of Waste: On the Limits of Human Life

by John Scanlan

A compelling rumination on detritus as an essential, meaningful, yet often problematic facet of human existence.

This book starts with the premise that waste is inevitable in human society--and ends with a meditation on its inevitability. The Idea of Waste explores how we have grappled with both the material reality and the specter of this shapeshifting phenomenon throughout history--utilizing it, dreaming of overcoming it, yet...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1836390343
• ISBN13: 9781836390343
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 256 Pages