Unable to separate ourselves from historic profits, unwilling to concern ourselves with the health and safety of others desperate to live off of our refuge, we ship our e-waste to Abogbloshie, Ghana. There, children live and breath midst the squalor of our discarded electronics and where they experience an average life expectancy of just 25 years.
Agbogbloshie is a major player in the informal recycling industry of Ghana. It is not simple a dumpsite. It needs to be rehabilitated and advanced in technology. Read http://bit.ly/1IDeqMz
Good to hear from you Adu-Darkwa (I know…it’s been over four years now where was I?!). Following the link provided in your post above, I enjoyed the read and couldn’t agree more.