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11 Aug 2008

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[editorial] Public Agenda [Ghana]

Ghana: Who is to Blame for the E-Waste Menace?

The dumping of electronic waste on Ghana by the industrialized countries has reached disastrous proportions, as each week several container loads of obsolete, computers and television sets are cleared at the Tema Harbour and driven into town... [Greenpeace's] research revealed that some of the e-waste arriving in Ghana contain toxic metals... Government should therefore, as a matter of urgency implement existing regulations and introduce stringent laws to curb the uncontrolled importation of e-waste.