This paper critically discusses the worldview that technology can solve any problem regarding waste. A focus on technological fix may lead to an increase in problems in the future. The author argues that we might benefit from a cultural analysis of our notions of cleanliness and dirt, purity and...

The following contribution is essentially based on the author's presentation to the Club of Rome's recently held world conference on "Alternatives to Growth". Dealing with the concept of waste management and its economic and social implications it is meant to stimulate the debate on the limits...

This article exploit a data base of 1.522 observations related to Lombardy's municipalities to run a cross sectional estimation of the drivers of MW selection. We find no evidence of a significant correlation between the percentage of selected MW selection and market variables such as the unit...