After hearing about his book interview on an NPR podcast, I tried to suggest he take a look at dozens of taped interviews I made with importers in Ghana and scrap workers at Agbogbloshie between 2010 and present day. When trying to introduce him to Olu Orga, who gave Adam Minter and I our first tour of Agbogbloshie in 2014, and to share my interviews with Olu in 2017, I found Alex has blocked me, so cannot see any of my posts or replies.
I haven't said anything impolite, though I tried to ask about his book's misapplied quote from me here in this blog. But here's a screenshot.
Followed by a link to just one of Olu's interviews I wanted to share with him.
If you want to leave readers a review of his book on Amazon, here is a link. Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash
Here again is Olu Orga's description of his years working at Agbogbloshie, where he specialized in repairing thirdhand goods discarded by wealthier homes and businesses in Accra, Ghana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qQM3WLdYR8&list=PLZQiwXcn3NV9ohL-tYCTdGdXH9b1ohBX_
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