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Wasteland : The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, And Why It Matters
Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
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Wasteland : The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, And Why It Matters
Paperback Edition: 1
'There are stories in all our discarded things: who made them, what they meant to a person before they were thrown away. In the end, it all ends up in the same place - the endless ingenuity of humanity in one filthy, fascinating mass.'
When
we throw things away, what does that actually mean? Where does it go, and who deals with it when it gets there? In Wasteland, award-winning journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis takes us on an eye-opening journey through the global waste industry. From the mountainous landfills of New Delhi to Britains overflowing sewers, from hollowed-out mining towns in the USA to Ghanas flooded second-hand markets, we meet the people on the frontline of our waste crisis - both those being exploited, and those determined to make a difference. On the way, we discover the corporate greenwashing that started the recycling movement; the dark truth behind our second-hand donations; and come face to face with the 10,000-year legacy of our nuclear waste. Both shocking and hopeful, Wasteland is the timely and ultimately human story at the heart of an urgent global issue.
Pages : 400
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Publication date : 2023-08-30
Subjects: Non-fiction, Economics, Popular Science, Earth Science, Waste Management, Waste Treatment & Disposal