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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 5 MIN

Fiji rejects 'waste colonialism'

from The World: Latest Stories · host Hannah Chanatry

The Fijian government this month rejected a proposed waste incinerator plant that would, in their view, risk increasing "waste colonialism." That is, the pattern of trash from the Global North being dumped in developing nations. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler discusses this global garbage network with Ernesto Estrada, a research professor at the Institute of Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complexity in Spain.

The Fijian government this month rejected a proposed waste incinerator plant that would, in their view, risk increasing "waste colonialism." That is, the pattern of trash from the Global North being dumped in developing nations. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler discusses this global garbage network with Ernesto Estrada, a research professor at the Institute of Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complexity in Spain.

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