At Rio's Giant Trash Dump, Protecting People and Oceans Alike
Category: ENVIRONMENT
Around the dump, impoverished Brazilians live, work and play in the discards of consumerism. Toxic chemicals, fetid liquid, and a river of plastic trash all pollute the salt water around the mangroves, which eventually runs out to the sea.
By Leila Monroe, Contributor
Ocean Conservation Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, 2012-06-17