Secondhand by Adam Minter
Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
A lively, globe-trotting investigation into the vast, hidden economy of used goods — from thrift stores and flea markets to salvage yards and cross-border brokers — showing how castoffs from wealthy countries are repaired, repurposed, resold and redistributed around the world. Through on-the-ground reporting and vivid human stories, the book reveals how this informal trade creates livelihoods, extends product lifespans, reduces waste and shifts environmental burdens, while exposing the social, economic and ethical tensions that come with a world in which almost nothing is ever truly discarded.
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