Trash Island: The mountain of plastic blighting the Balkans

<p>In the middle of one of the world's most beautiful rivers, the Drina, there now floats an island of rubbish – with no one taking responsibility. How did a landscape already ravaged by war become blighted by the peace that followed?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/329d522b-e3cc-46d9-a553-242d74ffcd49/thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Hannah Lucinda Smith, correspondent for The Times covering Turkey and the Balkans.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.</p><p><br></p><p>Clips from: BBC.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>