A must-read for those interested in the circular economy. This edited collection puts people front and centre, raises awareness of issues of inclusivity, and shows the impact circular solutions can have, even with the best intentions. While the CE agenda is important, we are left reminded that there needs to be a more sensitive and modest approach.

Alison Stowell, Lancaster University, UK

An excellent 'call-out' of the social justice challenges and opportunities we face as we seek to deploy our global circular economy ambitions. Beyond the theory there are real lives, real communities yet real chances to shape the emerging circular economy to not only tackle the stress on the natural system our over consumption behaviour brings but to create a more equal and prosper life for all.

Iain Gulland, Chief Executive, Zero Waste Scotland

A fascinating journey into the world of the circular economy through an exploration of waste chains in the Global South. Mobilising original anthropological approaches, this edited volume sheds light on ignored but essential practices and actors in our economic systems. Unpacking policy impacts, social inequalities and innovations from below, this book is a must-read on the global circular economy.

Armelle Choplin, University of Geneva, Switzerland

[This] is a timely volume that offers a lot of important ethnographic data for a relatively contemporary and under-examined area but lacks the theoretical engagement some readers might be looking for.

Economic Record