by Garbage Matters | May 8, 2017 | Conferences
International Symposium, 1-2 Dec. 2017, Tokyo Convenors: Prof. Katarzyna J. Cwiertka (Leiden University) and Prof. Masanobu Ishikawa (Kobe University) This will be the very first symposium on the history of food packaging to bring together scholars and industry...
by Garbage Matters | Dec 6, 2016 | Media, WWW Journal
We are proud and excited to announce the launch of our new journal, titled Worldwide Waste: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Worldwide Waste is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal presenting innovative research on waste from around the world. It...
by Garbage Matters | Nov 30, 2016 | News
In the latest issue of the journal of the German Association for Asian studies (DGA, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Asienkunde), ASIEN, No. 141, Stephanie Assman wrote a conference report on the Waste in Asia conference, held in Leiden in June: Waste in Asia , Leiden, the...
by Garbage Matters | Aug 22, 2016 | Events
On the closing day of the popular exhibition ‘Too Pretty to Throw Away’ – still on view until Sunday August 28 – Prof. Dr. Katarzyna J. Cwiertka will hold a public lecture at SieboldHuis Leiden, Rapenburg 19. The lecture will be given on August 28 between...
by Garbage Matters | Jun 16, 2016 | Conferences
Between 9 and 11 June 2016, the conference Waste in Asia was held at Leiden University. The conference was organized by Prof. Katarzyna J. Cwiertka and hosted by the Garbage Matters Project. Twenty-nine speakers from around the world – including Taiwan, China, Korea,...
