ABSTRACT
Environmental justice relates to the fair distribution of health and environmental risks weighed against socioeconomic benefits. However, it arose out of the American civil rights movement, and even though the focus has shifted to that of ‘just sustainabilities,’ this does not account for a key trend, that of the export of waste from developed to developing countries. One of the key points we argue in this chapter is that with this practice of exporting waste, there is a need to focus on the commensurate export of ‘environmental injustices’ and the resulting implications. The chapter concludes with a look at how the concept of a circular economy is being employed to address some of these challenges.
