Discard Culture

A Ship Breaking Story

Ship Breaking is an industry that is dedicated to breaking down ships that have reached the end of their working lives. Companies buy these ships and send them to yards to be broken down by contract labourers, this creates many jobs for unskilled workers. Once the ship is broken down its parts are recycled, from the steel to the furniture inside. 



At first glance this seems like a great industry, creating jobs and making use of ships that are no longer of use, but there is much more to the story.  

Contents of this path:

  1. The Where
  2. What's Being Done

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