Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash

Waste Wars

By Alexander Clapp. Exposes the reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade. Shows how much of our garbage gets shipped, sold, re-sold, or smuggled from one country to another, often with devastating consequences for the poorest nations of the world. Reveals how and why, for the last forty years, our garbage has spawned a massive, globe-spanning, multi-billion-dollar economy, one that offloads our consumption footprints onto distant continents, pristine landscapes, and unsuspecting populations. Read more.