Inside Ghana’s 'graveyard' for Europe’s e-waste
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Agbogbloshie landfill in the suburbs of Ghana's capital Accra has become infamous as the graveyard for Europe’s e-waste. Computers, televisions and other electronic goods from developed countries pile up in this giant open-air garbage dump. As Ghana’s environment deteriorates and diseases spread, our reporters Thais Brouck and Antoine Galindo went to investigate how and why such a place can still exist.
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