Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Discarded-Electronic-Products-27MZIF2DFAR4.htmlConceptually similarToxics E-Waste Documentation in Ghana (Dutch Version)GP0STOFZ7Completed★★★★Ghana E-Waste VNR - English VersionGP03R1SCompleted★★★★CeBIT 2008 E-waste DemoGP03QZWCompleted★★★★Mustache Surprise? There's an app for that: Apple's Dirty Cloud GP04B2BCompleted★★★★★★Playing DirtyGP03R33Completed★★★★8-bit Video Game about DisposablesGP1SUP23Completed★★★★★Nintendo Wii DismantledGP03R2RCompleted★★★★Playstation 3 DismantledGP03R35Completed★★★★Xbox 360 DismantledGP03R5HCompleted★★★★View AllGP03R0ADiscarded Electronic ProductsDiscarded computer products in a municipal landfill with logos such as Panasonic, Daewoo, Olympia, Den Danske Bank, Tyverisikret, Apple, Philips, Vicom and SEGA.Locations:Africa-GhanaDate:7 Apr, 2008Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:1m24sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :B-ROLLKeywords:Apple Inc.-Computer equipment-Electronic waste-Game consoles-KWCI (GPI)-Logos-Panasonic-Philips-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-Waste disposalShoot: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.Related Collections:Toxics E-Waste Documentation in Ghana (photos & videos)