Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Unloading-Electronic-Goods-from-Container--27MZIFLKTWM1.htmlConceptually similarUnloading Electronic Goods from Container GP01QM4Completed★★★★Unloading Electronic Goods from Container GP01QM5Completed★★★★Electronic Goods in Alaba International MarketGP01QM7Completed★★★★Electronic Goods in Alaba International MarketGP01QM8Completed★★★★Vendor with Electronic GoodsGP01QM6Completed★★★★Unloading Electronic Goods from Container GP01QKRCompleted★★★★Identifying TelevisionGP01QMDCompleted★★★★Identifying TelevisionGP01QMECompleted★★★★Local Man Carries TVGP01QMSCompleted★★★★View AllGP01QM3Unloading Electronic Goods from Container Men unload televisions in Alaba International Market, one of the largest markets for electronic goods in West Africa. These televisions come from container 4629416 from the UK, including a TV tracked by Greenpeace. Greenpeace gave the television to engineers who dismantled it and discreetly installed the tracking device within the casing.Locations:Africa-Lagos-Nigeria-Western AfricaDate:16 Nov, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Kristian BuusMaximum size:5200px X 3467pxKeywords:Day-Electronic waste-Electronics-Greenpeace activists-Local population-Men-Outdoors-Televisions (TVs)-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-Transportation-Trucks-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.
