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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."

3 of 117 comments (clear)

  1. Most workers die from cancer in their 20s by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If any statement needs a fact checking, that one does. I call bullshit.

  2. Re:I try to do the right thing by WWJohnBrowningDo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dispose of my stuff in the proscribed manner at the municipal dump.

    It's probably not smart to brag about your illegal activities on the Internet :)

  3. Re:What's the point of this? by geminidomino · · Score: 5, Funny

    killall | god | sort > out.dat