Mitchell Center researchers publish paper on value of reuse in Maine
A paper by Cindy Isenhour and Brie Berry, members of the Mitchell Center鈥檚 Materials Management team,听was published on April 27 in the journal Economic Anthropology. Cindy is an associate professor of anthropology at 91福利 and a Mitchell Center faculty fellow, and Brie is a doctoral student in anthropology and environmental policy. Both work on research involving Maine鈥檚 reuse economy.
Their paper, , explores Maine’s strong culture of reuse and the ways that reuse is viewed and valued, particularly in economic terms. They question the ways that value is assigned to producing new products while 鈥渄iscounting the possibility that stewarding and redistributing existing goods can provide a means to both salvage existing and produce new value.鈥