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Agbogbloshie: The World's Largest e-Waste Dump

Posted by samzenpus on from the put-that-anywhere dept.

kc123 writes "Photographer Kevin McElvaney documents Agbogbloshie, a former wetland in Accra, Ghana, which is home to the world's largest e-waste dumping site. Boys and young men smash devices to get to the metals, especially copper. Injuries, such as burns, untreated wounds, eye damage, lung and back problems, go hand in hand with chronic nausea, anorexia, debilitating headaches and respiratory problems. Most workers die from cancer in their 20s."

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  1. The White man isn't allowed to supervise them anym by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ghana declared independence from British rule. They're their own country now and if this is what they want then so be it. It's their decision.