Recycling of Electronics
Most people feel a strong dislike for waste, and yet the waste from consumer-driven electronics may not be strongly linked to climate change in people's minds. This image tells a human story about the consequences of the consumer electronics industry, at the end of a long production chain that begins with environmentally-damaging rare mineral extraction.
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Rights Managed
WHAT IT SHOWS: Workers unload televisions at the Alaba Market, Lagos Nigeria. Many of the electronics here are second hand and shipped from Asia, the USA or Europe for reuse. The small shop dealers buy electronics from the containers and are very good at repairing the goods for sale. Only when material has no value is it sent to nearby dumps.
Photo by
Peter Essick
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