{"product_id":"wasteland","title":"Wasteland","description":"\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e INCLUDED IN THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e'S BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts’ Oliver Bullough, author of \u003ci\u003eMoneyland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Urgent, probing and endlessly interesting’ Cal Flyn, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIslands of Abandonment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When we throw things ‘away’, what does that actually mean? Where does it go, and who deals with it when it gets there? In \u003ci\u003eWasteland\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth shocking and hopeful, \u003ci\u003eWasteland\u003c\/i\u003e is the timely and ultimately human story at the heart of an urgent global issue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315191030142,"sku":"NW9781398505452","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781398505452.jpg?v=1778689174","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/wasteland","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}