"Someone who does not know the difference between good and evil is worth nothing." – Miecyslaw Kasprzyk, Polish rescuer of Jews during the Holocaust, New York Times, Jan. 30, 2005
Pages
▼
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Where your computer goes to die: Shocking pictures of the toxic 'electronic graveyards' in Africa where the West dumps its old PCs, laptops, microwaves, fridges and phones
New report says 41 million metric tonnes of electronic waste worth a staggering £34billion was discarded in 2014
Countries illegally export 'millions of tonnes' of e-waste annually to African nations like Ghana, campaigners say
Shocking photographs from its capital Accra show thousands of discarded appliances in huge, filthy landfill sites
Some contain toxic materials like lead and mercury which damage environment and people sifting through them
No comments:
Post a Comment