Waste Management

The anthropology of garbage

Trash goes high-tech

Environmental worries have transformed the waste industry, says Edward McBride. But governments’ policies remain largely incoherent.

The waste business smells of money

The charms of modern landfills

The waste business smells of money

Environmental worries have transformed the waste industry, says Edward McBride. But governments’ policies remain largely incoherent.

The charms of modern landfills

The waste business smells of money

Managing waste properly is expensive, which is why rich countries mostly do it better than poor ones