Kate O’Neill

A very helpful guide to terms we hear a lot these days....

Excited to read Decolonizing Environmentalism @pkashwan.bsky.social !

How to make your home merry and bright in an environmentally friendly way Metallic tinsel, glittery ornaments, plastic holly that really stays green forever – they look good on your Christmas tree, holiday table, mantel or front door. They’re not such a good look for the pl...

This time I got to talk about holiday decorations! (another helpful hint - hold on to your decoration donations till October - Goodwill et al don't want to store them for the year for us!)
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A tasty solution to packaging waste? Life cycle assessment of edible coffee cups Edible cups have been proposed as a solution to littering and plastic pollution arising from disposal of 500 billion beverage cups each year. We appli…

Life Cycle Analysis of edible coffee cups: as long as they are delicious! #nosingleuse #plastics
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New set of human rights principles aims to end displacement and abuse of Indigenous people through ‘fortress conservation’ Private conservation groups channel huge sums of money to parks and protected areas around the world, but often have failed to protect basic rights of Indigenous people living on those lands.

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Crucial reading for students too

Preprint, just in time for #INC5 of the #UNEP #plasticstreaty #plastictreaty negotiations, from @moon-sc.bsky.social and colleagues, on unpacking #plastic credits!
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Ghana becomes dumping ground for the world's unwanted used clothes An estimated 20 million people are thought to earn their livelihoods in the global waste industry by collecting, disposing, repairing or repurposing a wide range of materials and products. However, th...

Part 2 on global waste from PBS Newshour @pbsnews.bsky.social: Textiles
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I still use Simone Pulver's 2002 article on industry coalition involvement in climate negotiations vs NGOs (better organized, more embedded): "Organizing Business: Industry NGOs in the Climate Debates." Greener Management International 39: 55-67.

That and some indication of how numbers translate into influence; not a perfect correlation by any means.

How 'donations' from the West are inundating Ghana with toxic waste When Americans no longer want a car, laptop or clothes, where do some of those goods go? Most end up in the Global South, where millions of people depend on repairing, dismantling or selling them for ...

I was interviewed for this piece on PBS Newshour, on the trade in discarded electronics:
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The reporting team did great investigative work!

Who’s Attending COP29, the International Climate Summit? The U.N.’s annual climate conference has swelled over three decades, with governments, fossil fuel interests and others vying for influence.

For COP attendance nerds...
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Welcome to BlueSky everyone - really good to see new folks who aren't 'bots (!!). In the meantime, I am taking suggestions for a new grad course syllabus on Waste & Society #discardstudies #wastestudies

Recycling Class, by Manisha Anantharaman, just out from @mitpress.bsky.social