In the run-up to the November 12 release date of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s Scene shows what happens to unwanted Chinese televisions that still have some life…
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Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: Chinese Television Dissection
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, every weekday I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s scene shows a recently built television dismantling and recycling factory in China’s…
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: Hunan Television Morgue
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, every weekday I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s image is taken from a television recycling warehouse in China’s Hunan Province.…
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: Hong Kong Television Morgue
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, every weekday I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s image shows a worker in Hong Kong disassembling old televisions tossed out…
Junkyard Planet Excerpted at Bloomberg Businessweek!
For the last few weeks I’ve been posting scenes from a Junkyard Planet, my upcoming book. Today, I’m happy to announce that Bloomberg Businessweek just posted a long excerpt from Junkyard Planet. The passage you’ll read is from a chapter titled “Big Waste Country,” in which I describe a week-long road-trip across the United States with Johnson…
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: The Sample Wall
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, every weekday I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s scene shows samples of wire and cable displayed for identification purposes at…
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: A Family (Wire) Strip Joint
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, every weekday I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s scene shows a typical, small-scale wire recycling operation in South China. As…
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: Cutting Heads.
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, every weekday I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s image is an up-close and personal image of how Chinese recycling companies…
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: The Wire Strippers
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, every weekday I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s image shows a group of wire strippers in Sylvassa, India. This is…
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: The Translator’s Knife.
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, every weekday I’m posting a new photo taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s image shows the hand of a gentleman in Sylvassa, India, as he…