For years, poor Ghanaians have been burning old electronics in the open air to extract precious metals and sell them as scrap. But a new recycling center may mean the end of e-waste burning in Ghana.
Ghana's e-Waste
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Oil drums are pictured in the Agbogbloshie neighborhood of Accra, Ghana, Oct. 27, 2014. (Chris Stein / VOA).
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A child is playing near piles of refuse in the Agbogbloshie neighborhood of Accra, Ghana, Oct. 27, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)