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Fall 2009 Documentary Film Series: The Trash Trade: Selling Garbage to China
October 10, 2009
07:40 PM - 08:30 PM,
Auditorium A, Angell Hall,
435 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Host Department: Center for Chinese Studies (CCS)
Produced by NHK; 2006; China; 49 minutes (Mandarin with English subtitles)
Further Information
Japanese waste is turning into gold in the hands of Chinese dealers who extract valuable metal and plastic from mountains of scrap. The rubbish is carefully disassembled in China, then made into new cars and clothes that are shipped back to Japan. But, there is a problem. Japan’s own recycling industry is running out of raw materials and not all Japanese trash is welcome. Recycling is regarded as the keystone of sustainability, but is recycling itself sustainable?
