THE ECO-GESTURE OF WASTE SORTING IN URBAN AREAS

Social Sciences

Faced with the evident environmental crisis, the strengthening of the ecological action dynamic has been taken on board with the objectives of sustainable development. Act, a term that has become symbolic, is combined with knowledge, duty, will and power. The article aims to consider this act, at the level of the city dwellers of the lower zones. Also, in the usual domestic life of the urban population, how does this ‘act’ translated? Considering the household waste, the questions of choice depends on the acquisition of an item, its use and its utility at the end of the cycle. In fact, to what extent could sorting household waste contribute to the preservation of the environment? With these interrogations of the aspects of reality, the reflections were enriched in the documentary research. With reference to comprehensive sociology, the gaze was also focused on observing the daily lives of some families in the city of Antananarivo. Similarly, the conversations were forged into intensive interviews. In the end, the adoption of the eco-gestures for sorting household waste is based on determination. Giving social and economic meaning to “waste”, as well as to the regular act of sorting, motivates families to adapt new habits. The interest, which is as multifaceted as it is sustained, is necessarily long-lasting. However, the exclusive feeling predominates over the gesture. Compared to a still deficient device, the craze remains partial if not scattered. Minority eco-citizenship, which is still little recognized, raises the risk of frustration and disengagement. The challenge of the principle of inclusiveness and solidarity is surely to act together for everyone’s good.

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