Where your computer goes to die: Shocking pictures of the toxic ‘electronic graveyards’ in Africa where the West dumps its old PCs, laptops, microwaves, fridges and phones

New report says 41 million metric tonnes of electronic waste worth a staggering £34billion was discarded in 2014
Countries illegally export ‘millions of tonnes’ of e-waste annually to African nations like Ghana, campaigners say
Shocking photographs from its capital Accra show thousands of discarded appliances in huge, filthy landfill sites
Some contain toxic materials like lead and mercury which damage environment and people sifting through them

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Where your computer goes to die – Africa’s computer graveyards

Where your computer goes to die: Shocking pictures of the toxic ‘electronic graveyards’ in Africa where the West dumps its old PCs, laptops, microwaves, fridges and phones

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