Introduction. From Chemical Elements to Sustainable Practices: Rewriting Waste Through Interdisciplinarity

The contribution serves as an introduction to the collective volume "Tracing Waste, Envisioning Sustainability", presenting the overall project and the disciplines involved in the research effort. Beginning with a specific case study - the regeneration of waste cooking oil into biodegradable and sustainable compounds and products - the volume includes diverse disciplinary domains, spanning the hard sciences, such as chemistry and economics, as well as the traditional humanities, including literature and the arts. Through its nine chapters, divided into two sections, this volume gathers and critically discusses the iNEST-Young Researchers project’s results, presenting insights and outcomes that collectively hope to serve as a reference for the dissemination of sustainable tourism strategies mediated through culture and the creative industries.