Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist Means of Pollution Transfer

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Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist Means of Pollution Transfer Editor: Sedat Gündoğdu Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Springer International Publishing AG
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Pages: 312 Illustrations and other contents: 57 Illustrations, color; 9 Illustrations, black and white; X, 312 p. 66 illus., 57 illus. in color. Language: English ISBN: 9783031513572 Categories: ,

This contributed volume takes a holistic view of the international waste trade and in doing so argues that the transfer of plastic waste from mainly Global North to primarily Global South countries constitutes a form of 21st Century colonialism. The book first describes the history of the plastic waste trade, from toxic disasters in the 1970s and 1980s through the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal in 1989 through China’s 2018 implementation of a “National Sword” policy that effectively banned importation of plastic waste. From there, the authors explore both the legal trade in plastic waste and the underground illegal trade in waste, arguing that both lead to devastating impacts on ecosystems, workers, and communities in receiving countries and highlighting how countries that receive waste are often less equipped to process it than the countries that export waste. The last section of the book presents cases from countries on the receiving end of the plastic waste trade, highlighting inherent problems from sociological and environmental justice perspectives. 

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Author Biography

Dr. Sedat Gundogdu is a Researcher in the Faculty of Fisheries at Çukurova University in Adana, Turkey. He is a marine biologist, investigates plastic pollution across its entire life cycle, including plastic waste management and the environmental impacts Plastic waste management and the environmental impacts of shipping plastic waste and related illegal activities are also a key part of his research.