Library Guides: Planet vs. Plastics: Waste Minimization

Waste Minimization Resources

Source Reduction and Waste Minimization by Mosae Selvakumar Paulraj; Samiha Nuzhat; Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Publication Date: 2021
This book addresses processes and practices for waste minimization to support efforts to promote a more sustainable society and provide readers with a proper understanding of the major mechanisms followed for waste minimization across fields. It also summarizes the present and emerging zero waste tools of both experimental and theoretical models.
Sustainable Minimalism: embrace zero waste, build sustainablity habits that last, and become a minimalist without sacrificing the planet by Stephanie Marie Seferian
Call Number: GE196 S44x 2021
A guide to eco-minimalism with a plan that is realistic. Empower yourself to incrementally incorporate the tenets of sustainable minimalism into your home and life. Learn to master the easiest tasks first and build upon your successes; a practical and stress-free process.
Waste Matters: adaptive reuse for productive landscapes by Nikole Bouchard
Call Number: TD793.9 W3685 2021
This book presents a series of historical and contemporary design ideas that reimagine a range of repurposed materials at diverse scales and in various contexts by exploring methods of hacking, disassembly, reassembly, recycling, adaptive reuse and preservation of the built environment.
The Waste of the World: Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem by Nicky Gregson
Publication Date: 2023
Despite frequent claims that waste is being reduced, consumer-reliant economies, everyday consumption and the waste industry continue to produce and demand more waste. This book examines the root causes of the global waste problem, rather than simply the symptoms. It challenges existing waste policies, highlighting what needs to change if we are to get serious in tackling this global problem.