“If you’ve ever received an email claiming to be from an African prince who wants nothing more than to transfer his fortune to you, then you’ve encountered the work of the Burner Boys of Agbogbloshie, one of the most poisonous places on earth. There, between smoldering piles of plastic and flimsy tents, a ‘den of identity thieves and catfishers’ eke out a living extracting data from the phones and computers casually tossed out by the thousands every day.
How did your old iPhone end up in Ghana and implicated in countless crimes, despite you responsibly disposing of it? Welcome to the shocking, multibillion-dollar global garbage trade: a shady world of bribery, murder and the mob, scheming politicians, and brand name companies who strike deals to spread toxic sludge around the world, destroying communities and embedding plastic in the most unlikely places (like the icebergs of Antarctica). Yes, this is a book about trash, but it’s also about so much more. It’s about how we as consumers have been lied to about recycling, it’s a detective story about corruption and power, and it’s proof that the world is inextricably connected, for better or worse.” — Lindsay Powers, Amazon Editor
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