A review by jtlars7
Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter

Eye-opening and full of really interesting facts, though by the last few chapters I was ready to move on. Key take-always: reducing is MUCH more important than recycling if you want to be green, recycling happens when there’s a a market for recycled materials, and plastic recycling is pretty awful. I shouldn’t feel too good about the recycled plastic insulation in my winter coat; it was probably processed by a poorly-paid Chinese worker breathing dangerous fumes and handling caustic chemicals without protective equipment.