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![A young boy working with omputer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626587747-4FK13OW8ZMBWF1SE1IG1/PN_06+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
![Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626613528-FZ798U6GYNFYI3WLP4UL/PN_23+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
![Computer screen casings carried at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers dumped from Europe and the West, causes catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626581638-ZA3OLMQ2ERRPCSLH8GCA/PN_10+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
![Computer screen casings carried at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers dumped from Europe and the West, causes catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626588160-11Y7I4J6AAHJUPF4LB5F/PN_11+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
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![Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626618766-GHEYXPV296ITX7AF2TCH/PN_26+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
![A young man burns the plastic off copper cabling at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the components of computers are re-cycled with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626622777-LYO7QG67AP6S5LX8HD6J/PN_29+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
![A young man burns the plastic off copper cabling at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the components of computers are re-cycled with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626626816-S8PNSPVKMGA83PDCVUKE/PN_32+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
![The charred remains of computer screen casings after their components of computers have been re-cycled, with catastrophic environmental consequences. Agbogbloshie, Ghana, July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626601047-4D09Y2S7ZVYBC1IH4A9U/PN_19+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
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Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626629875-LUK4GEG1BJ4QDPS6HIK3/PN_34+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![A young boy working with omputer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626587747-4FK13OW8ZMBWF1SE1IG1/PN_06+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
A young boy working with omputer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626613528-FZ798U6GYNFYI3WLP4UL/PN_23+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![Computer screen casings carried at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers dumped from Europe and the West, causes catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626581638-ZA3OLMQ2ERRPCSLH8GCA/PN_10+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
Computer screen casings carried at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers dumped from Europe and the West, causes catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![Computer screen casings carried at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers dumped from Europe and the West, causes catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626588160-11Y7I4J6AAHJUPF4LB5F/PN_11+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
Computer screen casings carried at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers dumped from Europe and the West, causes catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![A computer salvager at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers components happens with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626601746-SNNMRO2FV36XCK9MJI3G/PN_13+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
A computer salvager at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers components happens with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![A young computer salvager at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers components happens with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626593869-8BI9XJM2ITKHWAPZJQY8/PN_16+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
A young computer salvager at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the re-cycling of computers components happens with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626618766-GHEYXPV296ITX7AF2TCH/PN_26+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
Computer salvagers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, re-cycle the components of computers dumped from Europe and the West, with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![A young man burns the plastic off copper cabling at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the components of computers are re-cycled with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626622777-LYO7QG67AP6S5LX8HD6J/PN_29+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
A young man burns the plastic off copper cabling at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the components of computers are re-cycled with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![A young man burns the plastic off copper cabling at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the components of computers are re-cycled with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626626816-S8PNSPVKMGA83PDCVUKE/PN_32+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
A young man burns the plastic off copper cabling at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where the components of computers are re-cycled with catastrophic environmental consequences. July 2009.
![The charred remains of computer screen casings after their components of computers have been re-cycled, with catastrophic environmental consequences. Agbogbloshie, Ghana, July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626601047-4D09Y2S7ZVYBC1IH4A9U/PN_19+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
The charred remains of computer screen casings after their components of computers have been re-cycled, with catastrophic environmental consequences. Agbogbloshie, Ghana, July 2009.
![Discarded circuit boards of computers that have been re-cycled, with catastrophic environmental consequences. Agbogbloshie, Ghana, July 2009.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538112c0e4b0870ae9a4d9b0/1405626635646-9U175IDZEDUW63NNXQQV/PN_35+GHANA+E-WASTE.jpg)
Discarded circuit boards of computers that have been re-cycled, with catastrophic environmental consequences. Agbogbloshie, Ghana, July 2009.