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The travels of a plastic cup in Indonesia
From Stealth of Nations;"The Jakarta Post offers an excellent chronicle of the recycling supply chain in Indonesia, as a plastic cup, once thrown away, moves through layers of the informal economy...
View Articlethe economy of organic waste
Continuing the saga of Cairo's garbage collectors via Almasry Alyoum Sawiris, one of Egypt’s richest business families, has decided to tap into the potential of a profitable business model around...
View ArticleTaiwan's musical garbage trucks
Before Taiwan introduced its "trash doesn't touch the ground" system, it was a rather dirty place. Now families congregate nightly to bring out their trash and recycling at the sound of the arriving...
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