Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Computer-Keyboards-in-Ghana-27MZIFL8UJNI.htmlConceptually similarDiscarded Keyboard in GhanaGP01IIYCompleted★★★★Discarded Computer Mouse in GhanaGP01MDUCompleted★★★★TV Repair Merchant in GhanaGP01MERCompleted★★★★Breaking Obsolete Electrical Components in GhanaGP01ME8Completed★★★★Playstation Controller in Ghanian LandfillGP01IITCompleted★★★★Computer Unloaded from Shipping Container in GhanaGP01MDPCompleted★★★★TV Repair Merchant in GhanaGP01MEQCompleted★★★★TV Repair Merchant in GhanaGP01MESCompleted★★★★Boy with Burnt Copper in GhanaGP01ME5Completed★★★★View AllGP01MDVComputer Keyboards in GhanaDiscarded computer keyboards in a municipal landfill. The majority of second-hand electrical goods that are imported to Ghana from developed countries are beyond repair and are either dumped or crudely "recycled".Locations:Ghana-Tema-Western AfricaDate:10 Apr, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Kate DavisonMaximum size:3504px X 2336pxKeywords:Computer keyboards-Day-Electronic waste-Electronics-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-Waste disposalShoot:Toxics E-Waste Documentation in GhanaGreenpeace visits Ghana to investigate workplace contamination from e-waste recycling and disposal in the country and uncovers evidence that e-waste is being exported, often illegally, to Ghana from Europe and the US. The majority of second-hand electrical goods that are exported to Ghana from developed countries are beyond repair and are either dumped or "recycled" in a crude fashion.In the yards, unprotected workers, many of them children, dismantle computers and TVs with little more then stones in search of metals that can be sold. The remaining plastic, cables and casing is either burnt or simply dumped. Some of the samples tested by Greenpeace contained toxic metals including lead in quantities as much as one hundred times above background levels. Other chemicals such as phthalates, some of which are known to interfere with sexual reproduction, were found in most of the samples tested. One sample also contained a high level of chlorinated dioxins, known to promote cancer.Greenpeace is campaigning to pressurize the producers of electronic goods to remove the hazardous chemicals from their goods and to become more responsible for end-of-life products.Related Collections:Toxics E-Waste Documentation in Ghana (photos & videos)