DoomsdaysCW<p>ICYMI - From 2016</p><p>The Burning Truth Behind an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EWasteDump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EWasteDump</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p><p>Ending the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> smoke rising from an iconic dump in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ghana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ghana</span></a> will take more than curbing Western waste </p><p>by Adam Minter<br>January 13, 2016 </p><p>"They are some of the most iconic photos in environmental journalism: young African men, often shirtless, standing over small fires fueled by digital detritus imported from richer countries. The toxic smoke swirls around them and over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agbogbloshie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agbogbloshie</span></a>, the roughly 20-acre scrap yard in the heart of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AccraGhana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AccraGhana</span></a>, where these men live and work.</p><p>"During the last decade, some of the world’s most respected media organizations have transformed Agbogbloshie into a symbol of what’s believed to be a growing crisis: the export—or dumping—of electronic waste from rich, developed countries into Africa. It’s a concise narrative that resonates strongly in a technology-obsessed world. There’s just one problem: The story is not that simple..."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/burning-truth-behind-e-waste-dump-africa-180957597/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smithsonianmag.com/science-nat</span><span class="invisible">ure/burning-truth-behind-e-waste-dump-africa-180957597/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectronicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupportLegacyProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportLegacyProducts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumerism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Landfills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoilIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairReuseRecycle</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumerism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anticonsumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anticonsumerism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPollution</span></a></p>