Title: Mankind, Ecology & Decentralised Recycling
Subtitle: Local Ecosystems and the Rural Economy
Subject Classification:  Food and Farming, Sustainability, Climate Change  
BIC Classification: RNK, TVB, RNP
BISAC Classification: TEC010030, TEC003000, POL044000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Planned publication date: Oct 2026
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-80866-096-2
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-80866-097-9

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Description

Humans generally want the security of having a “sustainable environment”. However, we live in a world where environmental stability is not sustainable without financial sustainability. The discussion in this book is based around the case story of a successful, commercial, self-funded, development of a farmers' group with technical/legal support, and how this could be scaled up globally. The model is rooted in local control, local development, local ecology and personal interest, and control over personal life. This is a model which is financially sustainable, based on solid academic research generally and ecologically, and in recycling to land in particular. At the end of each chapter, there are questions raised to prompt further ideas and discussion. The author presents a wider view about community and local responsibility and how we can foster ecological conservation, strengthen local communities, and contribute significantly to national and global sustainability. This work is essential reading for students and researchers in environmental science, agriculture, and public policy, as well as for practitioners seeking effective, field-tested solutions.

Biography

Author(s):  Bill Butterworth is an extensively experienced, academically, technically and practically, in agricultural science and large-scale environmental management with eighteen years of experience as a lecturer at the pre-university, graduate, and postgraduate levels. He is the architect of a pioneering farmer-owned network that has safely recycled over 10 million tonnes of a wide range of urban wastes. A prolific writer, he has authored over three thousand technical articles and academic papers, alongside more than 25 textbooks in the field, including the notable “Mycorrhizae, Microplastics and Money.”

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