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Getting In-Sink with the In-Sink-Erator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2015

Peter Saffin
Peter Saffin*
Affiliation:
Monash University
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Extract

The advertisement shown has obvious contradictions that are invisible to many people in our society. These contradictions arise through the social structures that have become part of our thinking and mindset toward waste management. In order to overcome the displacement of the waste problem that is produced by this device, we have to take a closer look at what we do with our waste and plan a more appropriate disposal mechanism. This would involve a new form of thinking with a sense of responsibility for our waste that we currently do not have as a community in general.

Type
Feature 2: Systems Thinking and Practice
Information
Australian Journal of Environmental Education , Volume 17 , 2001 , pp. 123 - 125
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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