A wasted opportunity? Civil society and waste management in Ireland

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Government policies at managing household waste in Ireland notwithstanding, the country's civil society remains on the periphery of waste policy development and implementation. Reasons for this situation are sought that revealed that though they employed different methods, the conditions that served to rein in their operations as well as the development of future initiates were the same.

Ireland, Public affairs, Social aspects, Methods, Refuse and refuse disposal, Civil society, Waste management

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Environmental justice in Australia: When the RATS became IRATE

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Environmental justice is a concept used in the US to describe and analyze environmental politics, and has application outside the country of its origin. In Australia, the case study of a dispute between residents, industry and government in the town of Port Kembla provides an example of how environmental justice could be given specific meaning in a local context.

United States, Australia, Case studies, Environmental aspects, Environmental protection, Environmental justice, Environmental issue

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