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Zero Waste Economy : Theological Insights for Urban Sustainable Waste Management
Authorship Description
R. Shibu Mayam.
Bibliographical Details xx, 161 p. ills. maps. 23 cm.
Edition, Place & Publisher 1st ed. New Delhi, Christian World Imprints.
ISBN-10 935148145X
ISBN-13 9789351481454, 978-9351481454
Year of Publication 2016.
Series Christian Heritage Rediscovered - 42.
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One of the major concerns of the present society is the rampant consumerism and the malignant throw away culture, which has resulted in the accumulation of waste. Regardless of urban or rural area, nobody wants rubbish in their backyard. The theology that emerges from the present research is garbology which states that whatever God has created is `good' and `holy'. The `good' is considered sacred and useful; and the useless is waste and therefore must be thrown out. The author asserts that the management of waste is required so as to keep our environment `good' and `holy'.

The book outshines various means of managing waste such as reducing usage, recycling or reusing and making the waste organic/degradable and thus returning it to nature so that nature can easily assimilate it.

The present research brings out the scenario of solid waste disposal in Vilappilsala, a typical Kerala village in Thiruvananthapuram District. The village having experienced the garbage imperialism from the city dwellers, resisted dumping and finally succeeded.

The book seeks to find an alternative and proposes a theology of zero waste which will ultimately lead to a zero waste economy. God has created everything `good' and `holy' and the book pinpoints the human responsibility to address the waste situation.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

List of Abbreviations

List of Glossary

Introduction

1. History of Waste Disposal in Trivandrum and Conflict with Vilappilsala Janakeeya Samithy

1. Introduction

       1.1 Waste

       1.2 The Indian Context of Waste Situation

       1.3 History of Waste Situation in Kerala

       1.4 Population

       1.5 Solid Waste Management Crisis in Kerala

       1.6 Statistics of Solid Waste Generation in Kerala

       1.7 Good Instances of SWM in Kerala

       1.8 The Peculiarity of Kerala in Relation to SWM

       1.9 Consumerist Pattern and Waste Context in Thiruvananthapuram

       1.10 The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

       1.11 `Clean City, Green City' Project and Asian Development Bank Loan

       1.12 Solid Waste Treatment Plant in Vilappilsala

       1.13 Criticism against the Plant

       1.14 Various Protest Initiatives

       1.15 Evaluation

       1.16 Conclusion

2. Nature of Resistance against the System of Waste Disposal

2. Introduction

       2.1 Vilappil Village

       2.2 Historical Importance of the Plant Site

       2.3 Geography of the Plant Site

       2.4 Political Background

       2.5 Waste Disposal Plant in Vilappilsala

       2.6 Vilappilsala Janakeeya Samithy (VJS)

       2.7 Leadership Issues and the Formation of the Samyuktha Samara Samithy

       2.8 Attempts to Close the Plant

       2.9 The Present Condition of the Struggle and the Plant (2016)

       2.10 Evaluation

       Conclusion

3. Impact of the Solid Waste Treatment Plant in Vilappilsala

3. Introduction

       3.1 Impact of the Plant on the People

       3.2 Analysis of the Data

       3.3 Findings

       Conclusion

4. Addressing Solid Waste Accumulation and Alternatives

4. Introduction

       4.1 Reasons for the Blooming of Plastic Industry

       4.2 Problems with Increasing Plastic Waste

       4.3 Controlling Plastic and Polymer Industry

       4.4 Integrated Waste Management (IWM)

       4.5 Sanitary Landfill

       4.6 Need for Organizing the Community

       4.7 Evaluation

       4.8 Suggestions

       Conclusion

5. Theological Reflection on Waste Management

5. Introduction

       5.1 The Concept of `Good'

       5.2 The Holiness Code

       5.3 Burial of the Night Soil and the Dead

       5.4 Burning

       5.5 Dumping/Land Filling of Waste in the Kidron Valley

       5.6 Waste as Resource: Alternative Use of Waste

       5.7 The Waste Concept in Relation to Judas and Jesus

       5.8 Towards a Zero Waste Theology

Conclusion

General Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendices

R. Shibu Mayam, a Presbyter of CSI South Kerala Diocese, is presently working at CSI Thirupuram. He obtained the Bachelor of Divinity degree from Kerala United Theological Seminary, and then the Master's degree in Social Analysis from Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary under the Senate of Serampore in 2014.

Other than attending various national seminars and workshops on ecological issues, he was also part of the Cross Cultural Exposure (2008), held in Fiji Islands organized by the Council for World Mission. With the strong backing of his fourteen years of rich ministerial experience, he has contributed numerous articles in publications of various seminaries and churches.


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