Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...

Vol. 47 No. 21 · 20 November 2025
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#WasteWars: Dirty Deals, International Rivalries and the Scandalous Afterlife of Rubbish
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Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash by Alexander Clapp While many Americans believe they are recycling their plastic when they sort it at home for collection…this plastic often ends up as waste in developing countries with poor waste management c…

In #WateWars #AlexanderClapp follows trash across the world, explaining the dark story behind “recycling”, who makes money out of trash, and who pays the price.

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