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Agbogbloshie is a nickname of a commercial district on the Korle Lagoon of the Odaw River, near the center of Accra, Ghana's capital city in the Greater Accra region. Near the slum called "Old Fadama", the Agbogbloshie site became known as a destination for externally generated automobile and electronic scrap collected from mostly the western ...
May 29, 2019 · Agbogbloshie is a wasteland where thousands of workers sort through used electronics from the West, exposing themselves to hazardous chemicals and pollution. The area is also a food market and a slum, posing serious health risks for the poor residents and the environment.
Jan 13, 2016 · Agbogbloshie is a 20-acre site in Accra where recyclers burn, dismantle and sell old electronics imported from richer countries. But it's not the only source of e-waste in West Africa, where many people depend on refurbished and repaired computers and phones.
May 16, 2016 · Agbogbloshie is a slum in Accra where migrants live among piles of electronic waste from the West. The e-waste contains confidential data that criminals can recover and sell, posing a threat to national security and privacy.
May 2, 2022 · Agbogbloshie is an old neighborhood in Central Accra that has become an internationally known hotspot of e-waste recycling. A large informal settlement called Old Fadama, lies adjacent to Agbogbloshie, just a few hundred meters southeast of the central waste dump where a considerable portion of recycling practices occur.
Jul 21, 2022 · As Agbogbloshie scrapyard workers forge new paths, their position in the globalized scrap economy, where profit distributions often favour those higher along the chain (refineries and smelters), has been weakened by the government’s violent clearing of their business and their failure to recognize the discarded electronics as part ...
Sep 3, 2019 · Agbogbloshie is a vast urban area that houses a massive e-waste recycling dump in Accra, Ghana. It offers job creation, profit and environmental benefits, but also faces challenges such as stigma, pollution and lack of regulation.
