Agbogbloshie was the nickname of a commercial district on the Korle Lagoon of the Odaw River, near the center of Accra, Ghana 's capital city in the Greater Accra region, before it was …

Jan 13, 2016 · 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 …

Oct 5, 2024 · For years, a site called Agbogbloshie in Accra was one of the largest e-waste processing sites in Africa, getting 15,000 tons of discarded phones, computers and other used …

Dec 3, 2025 · An informal settlement called Agbogbloshie has grown rapidly near the electronic waste recycling site in Accra, Ghana. Images credit: Brandon Marc Finn Study: The Informal …

Jul 1, 2024 · Agbogbloshie, once an internationally recognised toxic e-waste site, was thrust into prominence by sensationalised media and literature. Despite various e-waste initiatives by the …

Dec 4, 2025 · In Agbogbloshie, people recycle e-waste by burning plastic away from wires and electronics or use acid to leach valuable minerals from the e-waste.

Agbogbloshie began as a humble wetland along Accra’s Korle Lagoon before evolving into a bustling informal settlement known as Old Fadama during the 1960s. The area became a …

Jul 21, 2022 · In the early morning of Thursday 1 July 2021, scrap workers were woken up by panicked calls from friends and colleagues at the scrapyard, commonly known as …

Feb 2, 2020 · Often considered one of the world’s largest digital scrap yards, Agbogbloshie is depicted as an urban wasteland. The Austrian documentary “Welcome to Sodom” [2] portrays …

Aug 22, 2021 · For days, Agbogbloshie blazed under thick smoke-filled skies, sending fury among the struggling urban poor who relied on the site as a source of jobs. The demolition did not halt …