The Digital Dump: Exporting Re-use and Abuse to Africa

“The Digital Dump: Exporting Re-use and Abuse to Africa“ exposes the ugly underbelly of the global trade in toxic, obsolete, discarded computers and other e-scrap. Electronic waste is collected in developed nations and sent to developing countries by waste brokers and so-called recyclers. In Lagos, 500 40-foot containers are brought to ports each month, but as much as 75% of the electronics on these ships are broken beyond repair, and must be disposed of. Consequently, this hazardous e-waste is being di