Book HackWaste WarsBy Alexander Clapp
In a Nutshell
Journalist Alexander Clapp explores the world of waste, looking at how unsustainable practices are damaging our health and the planet.
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At its most innocuous, the global waste trade shifts garbage from the world's richest countries to those places that can least afford to handle it. At its most nefarious, the global waste trade is an outright criminal enterprise.
Alexander Clapp
Introduction
The human population is growing every year, and we can't seem to stop our over-consumption of unnecessary products.
Despite countless revolutionary scientific and technological advancements, we haven't yet found a way to safely process the endless waste caused by our consumerist habits.
In his February 2025 book, Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash, Alexander Clapp unveils the troubling truth of what happens to our garbage.
Drawing on his background as a global reporter, award-winning writer Clapp travels across the world following the trail of trash, from electronics and plastics to metal and chemicals.
By outlining the unethical and unsustainable ways that we process and dispose of our waste, Clapp paints a compelling picture for a serious overhaul in waste management.
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