The Plastic Waste Trade

Environmental Organizations Vow to Block Export of NYC Garbage to Caribbean, Demand Real Solutions - Press Release 1jul02

The World Bank And Waste: Memo from Lawrence Summers, ex. Chief Economist of the World Bank "justifying" the dumping of toxic waste in the Third World.

More on Lawrence Summers

NYC Plans to Ship Garbage, No Destination, New Your Times 2002

Computers: Exporting a Problem -  Recycling Today 18feb02

RIGHT: Young Rag-Picker displays Plastic wastes. Many of the Third World's Ragpickers work under extremely harsh and dangerous conditions, and face almost constant police harassment. Photo from the new book FATAL HARVEST (Foundation For Deep Ecology: http://www.deepecology.org/)