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fromThe Oaklandside
6 hours ago

Oakland recycling CEO indicted with Sheng Thao tells his life story in new film, 'The King of Trash'

David Duong rose from refugee poverty to build an international trash and recycling empire while facing a federal anti-corruption investigation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

A broken system full of criminality and death': the podcast lifting the lid on what happens to the UK's rubbish

Packs of wild dogs roam around desolate wastelands; toxic chemicals spill out into the street, with corrugated metal sheets and slapdash factories scattered around. It's like a shantytown, he says. However, once he sets foot inside some of these factories, he reaches for a different cinematic comparison. This time he's thinking of the torture-horror film Saw, as he witnesses Afghan refugees working and living in conditions that he says fit the UN definition of modern-day slavery.
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