Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Electronic-Goods-in-Alaba-International-Market-27MZIFLKPKPK.htmlConceptually similarEric Albertsen with TelevisionGP01QMACompleted★★★★Eric Albertsen with TelevisionGP01QMTCompleted★★★★Identifying TelevisionGP01QMECompleted★★★★Identifying TelevisionGP01QMDCompleted★★★★Receipt for TelevisionGP01QMRCompleted★★★★Local Man Carries TVGP01QMSCompleted★★★★Eric Albertsen Buys TelevisionGP01QMBCompleted★★★★Eric Albertsen Uses Tracking DeviceGP01QMCCompleted★★★★Checking for Updates on Tracking SystemGP01QKCCompleted★★★★View AllGP01QMPElectronic Goods in Alaba International MarketGreenpeace activists Eric Ablbertsen and Stan Vincent watch second hand televisions go by in the Alaba International Market, one of the largest markets for electronic goods in West Africa. Greenpeace gave a television to engineers who dismantled it and discreetly installed a tracking device within the casing. The device gives regular updates of position, and was used to track the TV from the UK to Lagos, Africa.Locations:Africa-Lagos-Nigeria-Western AfricaDate:16 Nov, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Kristian BuusMaximum size:5200px X 3467pxKeywords:Day-Electronic waste-Electronics-Greenpeace activists-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Markets-Men-Outdoors-Small group of people-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-Urban areasShoot:E-Waste Trail from UK to AfricaGreenpeace investigates illegal exports of electronic equipment from the United Kingdom to Africa, by tracking a TV-set originally delivered to a municipality-run collection point for discarded electronic products. The television was tracked and monitored by Greenpeace using a combination of GPS, GSM, and an onboard radiofrequency transmitter placed inside the TV-set. Using this sophisticated tracking equipment, Greenpeace was able to prove that rather than being recycled, it was being sent to Africa. Despite regulations which specify that electronic goods must be certified as working before it is exported, the television arrived in Lagos, Nigeria in container no 4629416, without any prior testing. Hampshire County Council and other municipalities have a duty to recycle all electronic equipment properly. Instead the electronic waste is clearly being exported to Africa, using a cheap and dirty disposal route. Related Collections:Greenpeace in Africa (All Photographers)
