Where does electronic waste generated by the first world countries end up in?
The Agbogbloshie dump in Accra, Ghana, is the largest electronic wasteland in West Africa.
The locals call it Sodom and Gomorrah.
About 3000 people work in Accra and making a living by selling scavenged metal from electronic equipment.
Wires and printed boards are burnt to extract copper and other precious metal.
But the process to retrieve usable metals is extremely toxic.
You smell it in the air.
You get headaches as soon as you enter this area.
It really is quite sad."
Sources:NPR,Ghanaweb.
