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Extremely disturbed to learn that Accra officials this time successfully violently displaced the entire neighbourhood of Agbogbloshie with little warning.

This was a bustling area with a market, scrappers, recyclers and fixers. Now it is a wasteland.

cc @heatha_a @AdamMinter
Apparently scrappers resisted the violent eviction by the city of Accra.

ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/…

Market sellers have been offered a new location - but what about the rest of the neighbourhood?
We strongly believe that the media's shock (and inaccurate) portrayal of Agbogbloshie as Europe's #ewaste dumping ground lay the groundwork for such injustice.

therestartproject.org/repair-economy…
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🆕 WHO report warns that the informal processing of discarded electrical or electronic devices (#eWaste) can damage the health of millions of children.

Learn more about children & digital dumpsites 👉bit.ly/2TAybnf
Common #eWaste items include unwanted or discarded:

🖨️ printers
🎧 headphones
📱 smartphones
🖥️ computers
📷 digital cameras
etc.

They usually contain toxic substances and must be recycled appropriately. 👉bit.ly/2TAybnf
In 2019, the world produced 53.6 million tonnes of #eWaste. But only 17% of those reached formal management or recycling systems.

Informal e-waste can pollute & contaminate:

❗️ air
❗️ soil & dust
❗️ water
❗️ ground water

More info 👉bit.ly/2TAybnf
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Reporting like this actually makes the #ewaste problem worse. A thread.

Rotten eggs: e-waste from Europe poisons Ghana's food chain theguardian.com/global-develop… @guardian
The article encourages readers to think that "disposed electronic waste coming from Europe" is the sole source of pollutants in question. Yet, the report the @guardianeco article is based on shows both electronic and automobile scrap are sources. ipen.org/sites/default/…
Also, @guardianeco implies that electronics are some kind of foreign magic. As if Africans haven't had electronics, like TV, for more than 50 years. See e.g., Esan, Oluyinka. Nigerian Television: Fifty Years of Television in Africa. AMV Publishing Services, 2009.
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