1. Posted on Friday 28 January 2011 - 19:12

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   Francisca

   

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   Francisca Nuvor, VoicesofAfrica mobile alumna in Accra, Ghana

   The excessive dumping of Electronic Waste (E-waste) lately has now become a source of living for most people in Ghana who are termed as scrap dealers. These people are mostly less privilege from Northern part of Ghana including both the young and old.

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   This E- Waste or electronic wastes are materials generated from using or discarding electronic devices, such as computers, printer, televisions, and mobile phones.
   
   This has become a trade involving people who only seek to make money irrespective of the environmental hazards they cause to their country. These men and women import containers filled with old and often broken computers, monitors and TVs - from brands including Philips, Canon, Dell, Microsoft, Nokia, Siemens and Sony into Ghana from Germany, Korea, Switzerland UK, US and the Netherlands under the false label of second-hand goods.
   
   During a research conducted at the scrap dealers' yard in Agbogbloshie, a suburb in Accra, Voices of Africa gathered the information that these dealers generate money out of this business to cater for themselves and families back home.
   
   In an interview with Ibrahim and his brother who have been in the business for close to four years said they make about eight to ten Ghana cedi a day. He added that, the copper they extract from obsolete electronics such as computers, printers, televisions, and so on are measured in pounds and each cost four cedis.
   
   ‘This is what we do to take care of our family’, he said.
   
   Sampson, 23 years and senior high school leaver also thinks it is a good business. He said he sells about half a sack of copper, aluminum, for about 700 cedis.
   
   He further stated that his aim of sponsoring his younger brother in the tertiary has been achieved out of the money he generates in scrap business. He expressed his feelings to Voices of Africa.

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1. Posted on Friday 27 April 2012 08:18

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   LarryPage

   

   
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   This is heart-wrenching knowing that we throw this stuffs away because we consider them as thrash. Some people still use it as a source of living.. Africa needs a lot of help. Maybe we can do small things to help them. Like segregate our waste and put in on organized containers. The gold chips on printer ink cartridges can still be reused.

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