Frances Cairncross: Burying the Evidence
After reading Waste Wars: Dirty Deals, International Rivalries and the Scandalous Afterlife of Rubbish by Alexander Clapp, you will feel quite differently about throwing away a plastic bag or an old mobile phone, let alone an unwanted computer.
Where do you think they end up? Alexander Clapp has some pretty alarming answers. His book is full of disturbing descriptions of the routes that waste has taken, mainly from the rich world to the poor.
The more difficult an item is to – genuinely – recycle, the greater the likelihood is that it will end up somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa. As rich countries became more sensitive to environmental damage, they encouraged recycling.
Some rubbish, of course, can easily be returned to the earth: nobody worries much about unwanted cabbage leaves.
Author's summary: Book reveals alarming truth about waste disposal.
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