Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Boy-with-Computer-Parts-in-Ghana-27MZIFL8U0HU.htmlConceptually similarBreaking Obsolete Electrical Components in GhanaGP01ME8Completed★★★★Scavenging for Scrap Metals in GhanaGP01MEECompleted★★★★Burning Electronic Cables in GhanaGP01MDNCompleted★★★★Boys Breaking Computer Parts in GhanaGP01ME0Completed★★★★Boy with Sack of Copper Wiring in GhanaGP01MDOCompleted★★★★Boys with Copper Wiring in GhanaGP01MDJCompleted★★★★Burning Electronic Cables in GhanaGP01MDHCompleted★★★★Burning Electronic Cables in GhanaGP01MDICompleted★★★★Burning Electronic Cables in GhanaGP01MDKCompleted★★★★View AllGP01ME1Boy with Computer Parts in GhanaBoy with a wheel barrow of broken computer parts.The majority of second-hand electrical goods that are imported to Ghana from developed countries are beyond repair and are either dumped or crudely "recycled".Locations:Accra-Agbogbloshie Market-Ghana-Western AfricaDate:11 Apr, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Kate DavisonMaximum size:3504px X 2336pxKeywords:Broken-Day-Electronic waste-Electronic waste workers-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Men-One person-Outdoors-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-Waste disposal-WheelbarrowsShoot:Toxics E-Waste Documentation in GhanaGreenpeace visits Ghana to investigate workplace contamination from e-waste recycling and disposal in the country and uncovers evidence that e-waste is being exported, often illegally, to Ghana from Europe and the US. The majority of second-hand electrical goods that are exported to Ghana from developed countries are beyond repair and are either dumped or "recycled" in a crude fashion.In the yards, unprotected workers, many of them children, dismantle computers and TVs with little more then stones in search of metals that can be sold. The remaining plastic, cables and casing is either burnt or simply dumped. Some of the samples tested by Greenpeace contained toxic metals including lead in quantities as much as one hundred times above background levels. Other chemicals such as phthalates, some of which are known to interfere with sexual reproduction, were found in most of the samples tested. One sample also contained a high level of chlorinated dioxins, known to promote cancer.Greenpeace is campaigning to pressurize the producers of electronic goods to remove the hazardous chemicals from their goods and to become more responsible for end-of-life products.Related Collections:Toxics E-Waste Documentation in Ghana (photos & videos)