ABSTRACT Recycling of household waste has been proposed on different geographical levels as the key to sustainable resource management. This paper explores the sociospatial relationships of a waste management system at local level in Sweden. In this system, all waste was considered recyclable and tenants were expected to adopt certain recycling practices, although some prerequisites, such as language skills, were lacking. Theoretical approaches from geographies of power and surveillance studies are combined to analyse how spaces for waste at recycling stations were transformed and imbued with political claims of sustainability. The analyses are based on a detailed case study conducted in a neighbourhood of blocks of flats, with a focus on the design and use of recycling stations. In both their design and use, authority strategies were adopted to legitimise actions and influence recycling practices. Control measures were eventually taken and technologies were installed to restrict improper practices. Practices of discrimination were identified together with how recycling excluded some people from participating in the scheme. By using another power strategy, i.e. seduction, it was possible to reach and include more tenants.

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废物空间：日常回收和社会空间关系

摘要 已在不同地理层面提出回收生活垃圾作为可持续资源管理的关键。本文探讨了瑞典地方层面废物管理系统的社会空间关系。在这个系统中，所有废物都被认为是可回收的，并且租户应该采用某些回收做法，尽管缺乏一些先决条件，例如语言技能。将权力地理学和监测研究的理论方法结合起来，分析回收站的废物空间如何转变并充满可持续性的政治主张。分析基于在公寓街区附近进行的详细案例研究，重点是回收站的设计和使用。无论是设计还是使用，采取了权威战略来使行动合法化并影响回收实践。最终采取了控制措施并安装了技术来限制不当行为。歧视的做法与回收如何排除一些人参与该计划一起被确定。通过使用另一种权力策略，即诱惑，可以接触并包括更多租户。