Agbogboshie
Agbloboshie is just an ordinary city in Ghana with thousands of residents, where people shop, drive around, play sports, and work, like in any other city. This was once a beautiful place in Ghana, and now it has been completely changed due to electronic waste. This place is one of the largest electronic waste dump sites in Africa (Jacopo Ottaviani). The people of Ghana tend to use second hand devices from develop countries. which will not be useful to them for a long time and after use, Ghanaians will end up dumping their electronics in this dumpsite.
Agbogbloshie is a place where it is so cheap and fast to recycle copper from an old electrical wire by burning it. This is where people earn a living but also cause harm to their health just by burning these electronic devices. The smoke in the air produces carbon monoxide that is a hazard to human health and the environment. However, this is a lively city where people go about their daily activities. Everyday, workers will clear the area by extreme heat radiating from burning electronic devices.
Some of these residents are trapped in this city surrounded by poverty, and some barley make money from the useful materials they are selling, which aren't able to buy food for themselves. "Workers, especially young children, will burn old foam on top electronic devices to melt the plastic while leaving behind scraps of copper and ion that they will sell" (Global development ). Workers will destroy glass screens from devices, burn plastic to get copper or other valuable materials, and by doing that, they are leaving their skin uncovered from toxic black dust that is coming from the poisonous fumes, damaging the soil and water around them.
You learn more about Agbloboshie and how it is one of the biggest dump sites in Africa. In my next blog post, I will be talking about the life of the people, plant and animals in Abloboshie.
The Flames of Abogbloshie
Agbogbloshie is a place where it is so cheap and fast to recycle copper from an old electrical wire by burning it. This is where people earn a living but also cause harm to their health just by burning these electronic devices. The smoke in the air produces carbon monoxide that is a hazard to human health and the environment. However, this is a lively city where people go about their daily activities. Everyday, workers will clear the area by extreme heat radiating from burning electronic devices.
Covered in Toxins
Some of these residents are trapped in this city surrounded by poverty, and some barley make money from the useful materials they are selling, which aren't able to buy food for themselves. "Workers, especially young children, will burn old foam on top electronic devices to melt the plastic while leaving behind scraps of copper and ion that they will sell" (Global development ). Workers will destroy glass screens from devices, burn plastic to get copper or other valuable materials, and by doing that, they are leaving their skin uncovered from toxic black dust that is coming from the poisonous fumes, damaging the soil and water around them.
You learn more about Agbloboshie and how it is one of the biggest dump sites in Africa. In my next blog post, I will be talking about the life of the people, plant and animals in Abloboshie.
This blog really kept my attention. I am dumbfounded at the condition of this city and the quality of life for its residents. The facts were very useful and gave me the information I needed. Overall good post could maybe use a better ending.
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