Waste pickers in Kenya and Ghana are paying a heavy price for an escalating e-waste crisis. Exposure to toxic chemicals released during unsafe handling of electronic waste, including open burning, acid leaching, and manual disassembly, has left 61% of waste pickers in places like Nairobi’s Korogocho settlement reporting health problems, and nearly half suffering respiratory illness, and more than a third reporting skin infections.
About the report
This report exposes the escalating e-waste crisis devastating communities in Kenya and Ghana, and the toxic electronic waste, often disguised as donations or recycling, is putting lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems at risk.
Plugged In, Piling up: The
E-waste Reality in Ghana
