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있으며, 전 세계적으로 매년 25억 톤의 쓰레기가 발생하고 있습니다. 2050년까지 전 세계적으로 성장하는 남반구에서 연간 13억 톤의 쓰레기가 추가로 발생할 것으로 추정됩니다. 그러나 폐기물 처리 시스템은 혼란스럽고 재활용 노력은 부족하며 제로 웨이스트 개념은 여전히 요원한 상태입니다. 또한 자본주의 시장은 계획된 노후화를 촉진하여 수명이 짧은 값싼 제품을 생산하고, 그 결과 같은 해에 버려지는 폐기물의 3분의 1이 발생하게 됩니다.

저널리스트 올리버 프랭클린-월리스는 2014년에 시작된 인도의 300억 달러 규모의 스와치 바라트 캠페인에서 영감을 받아 이 사실을 밝히기 위한 여정에 나섰습니다. 그는 델리의 우뚝 솟은 가지푸르 매립지에서 가나의 침수된 중고 시장, 영국의 셀라필드에 있는 유리화 핵폐기물 저장소, 미국 오클라호마주의 전자제품 재활용 시설까지 탐험을 이어갔습니다. 일상 생활에서 쓰레기를 쉽게 접하다 보면 더 이상 새로 배울 것이 없는지 의문이 들 수도 있습니다.

지자체의 우려를 넘어서

'웨이스트랜드'는 쓰레기의 끊임없는 발생과 축적이 심각한 관심을 기울여야 할 시급한 환경 문제임을 강조합니다. 고형 폐기물 산업이 전 세계 온실가스 배출량의 5%를 차지하는 상황에서 전 세계 폐기물 위기는 폭염, 홍수, 화재만큼이나 심각한 문제로 간주되어야 합니다. 하지만 여전히 쓰레기를 눈에 띄지 않게 처리하기 위해 자원과 기술이 필요한 지자체 문제로만 인식되고 있습니다. 실제로 쓰레기는 여전히 눈에 보이는 문제이자 관련성이 높은 문제입니다. 플라스틱에서 핵폐기물, 음식물에서 포장재에 이르기까지 발생하는 다양한 쓰레기 중 약 20%만이 재활용된다는 사실이 놀랍지 않으신가요?

올리버는 폐기물 발생과 관리의 정치 경제학을 파헤치며, 폐기물이 본질적으로 범죄를 유인하고, 상당한 이윤을 창출하며, 최소한의 숙련된 노동력을 요구하고, 감시를 방해한다는 사실을 밝혀냅니다. 폐기물 산업은 질문을 거의 하지 않는 생태계에서 번창합니다. 저자는 여정 내내 변화를 열망하는 평범한 개인들을 만났습니다. 하지만 폐기물은 기후 변화와 마찬가지로 개인의 행동만으로는 해결할 수 없는 문제를 야기합니다. 쓰레기를 매립하지 않겠다는 제로 웨이스트 개념은 아직 널리 확산되지 못하고 있습니다. 아마도 변화를 이끌어내기 위해서는 제로 웨이스트 옹호자들의 군단이 필요할 것입니다.

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