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Apr 24, 2019 13 tweets 9 min read
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/…