"Dirty Business: E-waste in Nigeria"
From bbc.com (December 2006)
Here’s an interesting audio-piece from the BBC concerning the devastating effects of e-waste in Nigeria. Once again, it shows that JumbleTown's ethos of life-cycling (re-using) before costly recycling can play an important role in protecting the environment.
Introduction:
Vast amounts of waste are exported daily from the industrialised world to developing countries - all in the name of recycling.
But much of this trade is illegal, dangerous and environmentally disastrous to the countries who receive it.
Read on and listen here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ve/6214888.stm