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Jul 18, 2023 · ‘Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future’ by Oliver Franklin-Wallis is eye-opening and depressing. Franklin-Wallis has pulled together seemingly everything that has been discovered, researched and analyzed about many types of waste from multiple sources: scientific studies, journalists’ articles, engineer/scientist interviews, and relevant ...
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Jul 18, 2023 · A sturdy outline of the future of toxic chemicals, microplastics, and endless garbage. When it comes to waste, out of sight is definitely not out of mind, as this book makes clear. Franklin-Wallis, features editor at British GQ, is interested in what happens to things after we throw them away, although the story inevitably becomes intertwined ...
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Wasteland is an engaging read, and Franklin-Wallis writes in a personable style lightened by occasional touches of wit. But it's hard not to come away feeling deflated, despairing at the sheer scale of our wastefulness—and how deeply embedded it is in our way of life. As the book convincingly argues, waste isn't just a byproduct of our ...
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Jul 18, 2023 · Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future doesn't seem like an interesting read. It certainly isn't what you'll see at your next book club meeting or recommended as a light fun read for your next vacation trip, BUT it is so informative and enlightening that I highly recommend it to all around me.
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Jun 22, 2023 · 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 ‘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 ...
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Jul 18, 2023 · Editorial Reviews ★ 04/17/2023. Franklin-Wallis, an editor at GQ, debuts with an alarming exposé of how waste is handled around the world.Outlining the inequitable ways in which the world disposes of trash and sharing the stories of those affected, the author recounts his time climbing mountains of refuse with “waste pickers,” who make a living gathering recyclables from a Delhi ...
