Despite the Hazards, Ghana’s Illicit Waste Trade is Booming

Source: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/despite-the-hazards-ghanas-illicit-wast…

Each year, an estimated 150,000 tonnes of electronic waste are shipped to Ghana, both legally and illegally. Much of it arrives labelled as “second-hand goods” or “recyclables”, but in reality large volumes are beyond repair and end up in informal dumps and burning sites.
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