Discarders
of electronic goods expect them to be recycled properly. But almost all
such devices contain
toxic chemicals which, even if they are recyclable, make it expensive to
do so. As a result, illegal dumping has become a lucrative business.
Showing posts with label e-waste. Show all posts
Showing posts with label e-waste. Show all posts
Monday, June 23, 2014
Agbogbloshie: the world's largest e-waste dump – in pictures
Discarders
of electronic goods expect them to be recycled properly. But almost all
such devices contain
toxic chemicals which, even if they are recyclable, make it expensive to
do so. As a result, illegal dumping has become a lucrative business.
Rubbish city: China’s e-waste epidemic – in pictures
Mounds
of decaying air conditioners, piles of abandoned electronics and
tenements built among the trash … Reuters photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon
has documented the lives of residents of Dongxiaokou, a village outside
Beijing and home to a large electronic-waste recycling centre, for a
look at life amid the digital ruins
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