As more and more of us use and replace electronic devices, manufacturers have failed to offer solutions for how to deal with the resulting waste, and much of it is exported to a toxic dump in Ghana where scavengers do their best to salvage what they can. Blame Game investigates the murky world of global electronic waste disposal, where legal grey areas, a lack of investment in recycling, unscrupulous businesses, and politicized application of the existing laws lead to wasted opportunities, environmental degradation, and for the people of Agbogbloshie – hellish living conditions in a toxic dumping ground.
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