{"product_id":"9781398505476","title":"Wasteland : The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, and Why It Matters by Oliver Franklin-Wallis","description":"A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023? INCLUDED IN THE GUARDIAN'S BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF 2023 SHORTLISTED?FOR THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING `A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall`An incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts' Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland ? `Urgent, probing and endlessly interesting' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment'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 Britain's overflowing sewers, from hollowed-out mining towns in the USA to Ghana's 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.    ?\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43605766766770,"sku":"9781398505476","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781398505476_75c09a52-4af6-4b32-a4cb-a7ebc7f3af4f.jpg?v=1737627229","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781398505476","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}