greenpeace.org — This shocking documentary from Greenpeace shows how "second hand goods" exported to Ghana for reuse are actually causing horrendous pollution."People in the developed countries bring them here to bridge the digital gap but in actual fact they are creating a digital dump."
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rotzooiAug 6, 2008
The marketplace at work. Only a dangerous socialist like Obama would want to interfere in the free market to stop these practices. Vote McCain!
Closed AccountAug 6, 2008
Most of them are from the Netherlands it was reported here the other day. I feel so proud of my country sometimes...
tama00Aug 7, 2008
Those countries actually buy the waste and then use their cheap labour to harvest the minerals. For example the gold connectors for the batteries in mobile phones, if you get enough old mobile phones you could potentially melt all the gold out of it and profit. Except the cost of the labour in western countries to perform such a task, outweighs how much you would actually make.Thats why these guys do it, except they lack safe work practises and a safe work environment, which is what they need help with really..
jcorn1Aug 7, 2008
Thanks for sending this my way.
yotomoteAug 8, 2008
Greenpeace.org, your place for unbiased ecology news