ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book presents a critical account of the role geography plays in environmental governance through the consideration of one significant environmental issue, municipal waste. It proposes that one of the most significant issues for waste governance is examining the role and transformation of the state in managing waste given its historical position as the carrier of the collective interest. In the research conducted, and supported by evidence from other waste studies, there does appear to be some evidence of a shift away from a linear state-dominated political system to one that involves more complicated relations between various levels of state activity and non-state actors. In addition there are transnational advocacy networks such as the Global Anti Incineration Alliance and Zero Waste Alliance that have a presence in both countries.
