Focus of Research: The United States’ illegal exportation of waste to India
This essay is an in-depth analysis concerning the growing problem of garbage disposal. The United States has taken NIMBY to an extreme level by exporting our waste to the Third World. This is a clear environmental justice issue where sacrifice zones are home to impoverished, non-white, non-westernized people who have little power or access to environmental protection and policy.
By exporting waste to the Third World and dumping it illegally (by hiding behind false advertisement), the US is an active participant and advocate for environmental racism. The neoliberal policies of industries seeking to maximize profit despite the environmental consequences are widening the gap between the rich and poor and between whites and the “other.”
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