Maldives 'rubbish island' turns paradise into dump (11 pictures)

[DogPoundPup]

Thilafushi receives hundreds of tonnes of rubbish from other islands in the Maldives every day. Sixteen years ago it was an unspoilt coral reef. But it is now growing by one square metre every day with rubbish. Elin Hoyland took these striking photographs that document the growing problem of waste disposal on these beautiful islands
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/jan/03/maldives-waste-turns-paradise-into-dump

[Joanne98]

1. In The Shock Doctrine there is a chapter on the tsunami and she exposes

the Maldives. It's a MUST READ!

[MineralMan]

2. Time to call in WALL-E

Still, how is this different from the way we deal with waste, and on a much, much larger scale?

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. yech!

[catnhatnh]

4. I must be suffering from DUSD (DU stress disorder).....

Because the title clearly reads "Maldives" and I immediately clicked thru because I read "Madoff" and waited wondering "What has this bastard done NOW???".