A 40-meter mountain of household rubbish in Sidon, Lebanon, threatens the city and the Eastern Mediterranean.
“If you think waste is someone else's problem... Think again”
A 40-meter mountain of household rubbish in Sidon, Lebanon, threatens the city and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Go deeperJeremy Irons visits Sidon, Lebanon, where a 40-meter mountain of household rubbish threatens the Eastern Mediterranean. The film details the dangers of pollution to the food chain and human health. It features interviews with scientists, politicians, and residents affected by waste. Locations include Yorkshire, where toxic waste mounds endanger a school, and Ísafjörður, Iceland, where a malfunctioning incinerator released harmful dioxins. Released in 2016, the documentary has been screened in over 40 countries, calling for urgent action on waste management.
Trashed was written and directed by British film-maker Candida Brady.
Trashed premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2012.
Actor Jeremy Irons investigates the global scale and impact of waste pollution in Trashed.
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