Electronic waste in Nigeria. Tons of e-waste from Western countries end up in West Africa, including Nigeria.
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Kristian Buus/Greenpeace / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3467 x 5200 px | 29.4 x 44 cm | 11.6 x 17.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
November 2008Location:
Lagos,NigeriaMore information:
Alaba International Market is one of West Africa's biggest markets. Everything is being sold and much of the goods end up all over West Africa. Tons of electronic waste end up in the market; dysfunctional televisions, computers, monitors and old games consoles from Europe and the US as a cheap way of getting rid of the waste. The waste export is a massive business under the pretext it is all second hand goods. Some of the broken goods can be fixed but much has to be dumped, creating massive ecological problems in the destination countries. Greenpeace traced a broken TV from the UK to Lagos and brought it back to the UK to prove the trade is happening in spite of legislations against the e-waste trade. A truck with TVs has just been off loaded early in the morning.
