The Toxic Ship

Winner of the 2025 Hagley Prize for the Best Book in Business History from the Business History Conference and the Hagley Library Winner of the 2025 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award from the International Studies Association An infamous voyage explores the hazardous waste trade and environmental justice In 1986 the Khian Sea , carrying thousands of tons of incinerator ash from Philadelphia, began a two-year journey, roaming the world's oceans in search of a dumping ground. Its initial destinatio