Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade

On its surface, Junkyard Planet is a book about recycled goods and trash, but what makes it exceptional is how Adam Minter uses this sub-sector of the economy to make broader points about economic incentives, government policy and environmental sustainability. Minter is an intelligent writer across a wide range of topics; here is his twice-weekly (as of 2019) Bloomberg column.