Waste Tide

Mimi is drowning in trash. She works on Silicon Island, where electronics—from mobile phones and laptops to robots and bionic limbs—are sent for recycling. Waste piles up and contaminates every free inch of land. On this island off the coast of China, the fruits of capitalism and the culture of consumption reach their end.
Thousands of migrant workers like Mimi are lured to Silicon Island by promises of stable jobs and a better life. A conflict is brewing between ruthless local gangs fighting for power. Eco-terrorists are “rocking the boat.” American investors crave profit. When these forces collide, war breaks out—between rich and poor, between tradition and modern ambitions; between humanity’s past and its future. Mimi and others like her must decide whether they will remain pawns in this war—or whether they will change the rules of the game.