Landmark E-Waste Policy Brief Exposes Toxic Dumping in Kenya and Ghana
This report exposes the escalating e-waste crisis devastating communities in Kenya and Ghana, and the toxic electronic waste, often disguised as donations or recycling, is putting lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems at risk.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Waste pickers in Kenya and Ghana are paying a heavy price for an escalating e-waste crisis. Exposure to toxic chemicals released during unsafe handling of electronic waste, including open burning, acid leaching, and manual disassembly, has left 61% of waste pickers in places like Nairobi’s Korogocho settlement reporting health problems, and nearly half suffering respiratory illness, and more than a third reporting skin infections.
About the report
This report exposes the escalating e-waste crisis devastating communities in Kenya and Ghana, and the toxic electronic waste, often disguised as donations or recycling, is putting lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems at risk.
Courtesy: www.greenpeace.org
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