{"title":"Alexander Clapp","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlexander Clapp’s work delves into the critical intersections of environment, science, and society. With a keen eye on issues like waste management and sustainability, his books offer insightful analysis grounded in scientific research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking perspectives that challenge conventional views and inspire a deeper understanding of our impact on the natural world. 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Some are border skirmishes, fought to move trash out of one place and dump it into another. Others are waged across thousands of miles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut no matter the scale, one thing is true about almost all of them: few people have any idea they're happening. For every story about how a commodity gets hustled through world supply chains for consumption, there exists another untold story about how it gets discarded for renewal - or for eternity. Some trash gets tossed onto roadsides. Some gets burned for fuel. Some gets buried underground. But most of it lives a hot potato second life, getting bartered, sold, re-sold, smuggled, salvaged, and re-purposed from one country or mafia or corporation to another, with devastating consequences for millions of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaste Wars\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of five trash conflicts being waged in different corners of the world right now. 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A globe-trotting work of relentless investigative reporting, \u003ci\u003eWaste Wars\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade in which almost everyone in the world unknowingly engages and asks: If the handling of its trash reveals deeper truths about a particular society, what does the global business of trash say about our world today?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46172051767532,"sku":"9781399803137","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399803137.jpg?v=1739240362"},{"product_id":"waste-wars-by-alexander-clapp-9781399803120","title":"Waste Wars","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Jaw-dropping' \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A mind-altering and unforgettable read' Adam Tooze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'If you wish to know how the world really works, read this book' Misha Glenny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA globe-trotting investigation into the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. The millions of tonnes of garbage generated every day have given rise to waste wars, cons and cover-ups across thousands of miles and multiple oceans. And few people have any idea they're happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoaming across five continents, Alexander Clapp delves deep inside the world of Javanese recycling gangsters, cruise ship dismantlers in the Aegean, Tanzanian plastic pickers, whistle-blowing environmentalists in the jungles of Guatemala, and a community of Ghanaian boys who burn Western cellphones and televisions for cents an hour. 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