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A Shadow Economy Lurks In An Electronics Graveyard

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Kwesi Bido walks through part of the electronic waste dump at Agbogbloshie, in Accra, Ghana. Some of the digital waste comes from developed countries, where it was supposed to be recycled — but instead was illegally shipped here to be dumped. (Courtesy of Yepoka Yeebo)
Kwesi Bido walks through part of the electronic waste dump at Agbogbloshie, in Accra, Ghana. Some of the digital waste comes from developed countries, where it was supposed to be recycled — but instead was illegally shipped here to be dumped. (Courtesy of Yepoka Yeebo)

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