Wasteland by Oliver Franklin-Wallis 

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What can we do with all those old phones we hold on to 'just in case'...

Is our hunger for the latest trends driving the upsurge in electronic waste, or is the need for new things all part of a design? Written by Oliver Franklin-Wallis.

Our desire for the latest gadgets contributes to the growing problem of WEEE...Waste Electronics and Electronic Equipment. However, thanks to some crafty lightbulb makers, 'planned obsolescense' that drives the need for the new has simply become part of modern life.  How can we tackle the ever growing mountain of abandoned 'stuff'? 

Written by Oliver Franklin-Wallis
Read by Russ Bain
Abridged by Robin Brooks
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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Book of the Week. Oliver Franklin-Wallis has not written a book about rubbish, but about the far bigger concerns around how much waste humans are producing and what we do with it.

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