The World Can’t Keep Up With Its Garbage | Book Review – the Atlantic

Trash dumping is taking a devastating environmental toll—especially on poorer countries….
Can the ‘sand motor’ save West Africa’s eroding coast? – Grist Magazine

As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements…It’s called the “sand motor,” and it comes from the Netherlands, a low-lying nation with centuries of experience in coastal protection…