WEEE electronic tragedy on Arte

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WEEE electronic tragedy on Arte




by Christophe » 21/05/14, 19:17

Broadcast yesterday evening but still visible here: http://future.arte.tv/fr/la-tragedie-electronique

"Why is my country the trash of developed countries? Asks Mike Anane, environmental journalist, in front of one of the most famous illegal dumps of electrical and electronic waste in the world, in Agbogbloshie, on the outskirts of Accra, the capital of Ghana. This is the starting point of the survey which has led Cosima Dannoritzer around the world, from Africa to Europe, and from North America to Asia.

Each year, around 50 million tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment is thrown away. It is estimated that in the developed world, around 75% of this waste disappears from official reprocessing circuits. A large part is exported illegally, to clandestine landfills in Africa (Ghana, Nigeria…) or in Asia (China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh…), or even in South America.

Why divert electronic waste? Because it is quite easy to profit from it, on a small or large scale. “E-waste” contains materials such as gold, copper and palladium which make them very valuable on the parallel markets; attracting all kinds of local traffickers, but also international organized crime.

"Electronic tragedy", a documentary by Cosima Dannoritzer (France - Spain, 2014, 86 min.).
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