Millions of tons of garbage from Europe and pungent smoke: footage from Ghana's e-waste dump
2020-02-17T16:05:43.234Z
The Agbogbloshi dump in the vicinity of the capital of Ghana is one of the largest in the world. Every year, European countries send hundreds of thousands of tons of electronic waste here, often under the guise of used machinery. Local residents burn it without any protection and extract precious metals from the wreckage. Due to caustic smoke and harmful substances released during processing, the incidence of cancer has increased in the region. Read more about the damage that the landfill causes to the environment - in RT material.
Source: russiart