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Why is Americas E Waste Headed to Ghana?

2014-10-02 00:22:00| Waste Age

<a href="http://beforeitsnews.com/">Before Its News</a> While many industrial nations prohibit the shipping of hazardous e waste, the United States does not. As such, more than 25% of our e waste ends up in places like Agbogbloshie, an e waste dump near Accra, Ghana where workers recycle them by smashing them with rocks to get at the component parts. Content Classification:  Curated read more

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