Poisoning the poor - electronic waste in Ghana
| Title | Poisoning the poor - electronic waste in Ghana |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Kuper, J, Hojsik M |
| Pages | 19 |
| Institution | Greenpeace International |
| City | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Abstract | In Ghana, the Greenpeace team documented e-waste from European, Japanese, and US brands, including: Philips, Sony, Microsoft, Nokia, Dell, Canon and Siemens. Labels revealed the equipment came from a range of organisations such as Den Kongelige Livgarde – the Danish Royal Guard, and the US Environmental Protection Agency.The team saw containers of e-waste from Germany, Korea, Switzerland and the Netherlands being opened at Tema harbour; the biggest port in Ghana. The container numbers revealed that all the European containers had been shipped via Antwerp in Belgium.
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| URL | http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/poisoning-the-poor-electonic.pdf |
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