Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Zhangjiagang-Yuanwang-Iron---Steel-Ship-Breaking-Yard-27MZIF1RMHW.htmlConceptually similarZhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardGP04FXCompleted★★★★Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardGP014D9Completed★★★★Asbestos Storage of the Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardGP01DWQCompleted★★★★Asbestos Storage of the Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardGP0TNOCompleted★★★★Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardGP02KLCompleted★★★★Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardGP011Y7Completed★★★★Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardGP01EY7Completed★★★★Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardGP0IRPCompleted★★★★Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP01FWNCompleted★★★★View AllGP0T5UZhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Ship Breaking YardShip breaking yard Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel behind an agricultural area harvesting and drying rice.Locations:Asia-China-Deji-Yangtze RiverDate:2 Nov, 2000Credit:© Greenpeace / Qilai ShenMaximum size:3245px X 2080pxKeywords:Agriculture-Day-Houses-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Pollution-Rice-Ship breaking-Ship breaking yards-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-Utility poles-Waste disposal-Zhangjiagang Yuanwang Iron & Steel Co Ltd.Shoot:Ship Breaking Documentation in ChinaWestern companies are using China as a dumping ground for ships whose working lives have expired. Greenpeace travelled to four ship breaking yards in China – two located on the Yangtze River and two on the Pearl River delta - surveying the environmental and working conditions, paying particular attention to the handling of hazardous substances. The study also involved sampling and analyses of sediments from the vicinity of the yards to indicate the extent of contamination due to ship breaking activity.Related Collections:Ship Breaking Documentation in China (Photo & Video)