The International E-Waste Industry

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    Tires burn in the background as a boy at the world's largest e-dump in Ghana repeatedly smashes a TV into the ground to break it open.
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    Discarded electronic items litter the ground in Accra.
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    Discarded televisions from Europe arrive at the Agbogbloshie dump in Accra, Ghana.
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    Women melt circuit boards in Guiyu, China.
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    A circuit board in Guiyu, China after it's been melted to extract its valuable elements.
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    Workers delivering discarded DVD players to a recycling workshop in Guiyu.
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    Much of the e-waste comes to Guiyu via Shantou Harbor, the closest port.
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    China has attempted to crack down on e-waste importing, with mixed success.
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    Workers repairing old TV screens in the Seelampur area of New Delhi, India.
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    Women take devices apart in a warehouse in Guiyu.
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    A lot of e-waste ends up in landfills, like this one outside of New Delhi.
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    A storage bin filled with hard drives in Guiyu.
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    A tower of keyboards sits in Seelampur, New Delhi.
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    Man standing on pile of printed circuit boards in New Delhi.
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    Workers being paid at the end of the day in New Delhi.
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    A stack of computer monitors sits at an e-waste facility in New Delhi.
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