Adam Minter is a columnist at Bloomberg Opinion where he writes about China, technology, and the environment. He is the author of Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade, a critically-acclaimed, bestselling account of the hidden world of globalized recycling, and the forthcoming Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale. Adam has covered the global recycling industry for almost two decades. He has been cited, quoted, and interviewed on recycling and waste by The New York Times, Vice, NPR, BBC, The Huffington Post, and CBC. He regularly speaks to groups about the global waste and recycling trade including colleges, universities, and trade groups. We spoke via web conferencing with me in Atlanta and him in Malaysia.  Share your feedback with Paul via http://PaulOllinger.com or [email protected]