Wasting the Nation.indd - Groundwork
Wasting the Nation.indd - Groundwork
Wasting the Nation.indd - Groundwork
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ContentsContentsChapter 1: Dust and ashes ................................................................................9Sea trash .....................................................................................................12Dumping on <strong>the</strong> poor ................................................................................14Waste and war on <strong>the</strong> poor ........................................................................18Chapter 2: Rubbish figures .............................................................................23Hazardous waste ........................................................................................24General waste ............................................................................................27Chapter 3: The politics of waste ......................................................................33Politicising waste ........................................................................................34Poison dumps .......................................................................................41Toxic waste trade ..................................................................................45Connepp: policy opening ...........................................................................49Closing down .......................................................................................51Polokwane’s zero waste puzzle ...............................................................52The burn ..............................................................................................60Gear shift ...................................................................................................68The Waste Bill: law of deferral ....................................................................70Waste struggles codified .......................................................................72The definition of waste ...................................................................72The Waste Hierarchy ......................................................................73Incineration ..................................................................................74Toxic trading .................................................................................75<strong>Wasting</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Nation</strong> - groundWork - 5 -