Rose George

The scandal of rubbish disposal worldwide

Food and fashion are the chief culprits, with too much organic waste going to landfill, and 10-15 per cent of new clothing routinely incinerated as ‘deadstock’

A waste picker looks for recyclable material on a burning rubbish mound at the Bhalswa landfill site, New Delhi. [Getty Images]

  • Wasteland: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, And Why It Matters

    Oliver Franklin-Wallis

    Simon & Schuster, pp. 400, £20

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