RT Article
T1 The Reincarnation of Waste: A Case Study of Spiritual Ecology Activism for Household Solid Waste Management: The Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative of Rural Bhutan
JF Religions
VO 10
IS 9
A1 Allison, Elizabeth ca. 21. Jh.
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1688003029
AB As rural and subsistence households in the Global South take on the consumption habits of industrialized countries, shifting consumption patterns have contributed to cascades of nonbiodegradable solid waste overwhelming the ability of households, municipal authorities, and governments to manage. As global capitalism expands around the world, spiritual ecology approaches to waste and pollution can provide deeper insight into the attitudes and practices that create a "throw away" society. In rural southern Bhutan, the revered Buddhist teacher, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, initiated a waste reduction project based on Bhutan's guiding development philosophy of Gross National Happiness. Through engaging cultural and spiritual values, and drawing on the inspirational qualities of social and spiritual leaders, the Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative's Zero Waste project is an example of spiritual ecology activism for household waste management and waste reduction.
K1 Bhutan
K1 Vajrayana Buddhism
K1 discard studies
K1 domestic waste
K1 Materiality
K1 re-use
K1 Reincarnation
K1 Rural development
K1 solid waste management
K1 waste reduction
K1 waste transformation
DO 10.3390/rel10090514