About
After the Single Use is a bold global cooperative across four continents that promises to develop a new field of critical humanities, and social science research on medical plastics and circular healthcare economies. Through combining ethnographic and archival research with experimental methods from art, design informatics, environmental advocacy, and participatory research, we aim to expand and transform methodologies to tackle the interdisciplinary challenges of environmental change and contribute to understandings of healthcare waste as a historical and social issue.
Partners
Researchers are based in India, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Senegal, Switzerland, Tanzania, and the USA. The Norwegian Bioart Arena and international NGO Health Care Without Harm are key collaborators on the project.
International Advisory Board
The International Advisory Board (IAB) provides scientific expertise and guidance for the project, helping us to ensure we maintain the highest standards of academic research and integrity and that we generate significant findings and outcomes for the fields of medical anthropology, history of medicine, health systems, waste and discard studies and environmental justice research. IAB members are respected leaders in their respective fields, including industrial sustainability, climate change, and infectious diseases.
National Advisory Committee
The purpose of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) is to generate knowledge exchange for the project by facilitating conversations and connections between the project team and diverse interest groups in each country. NAC members will draw on expertise and experience in a variety of academic and non-academic fields to ensure research relevance vis-à-vis local and national priorities concerning healthcare and sustainability.
