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Trash or Treasure? Uncovering the Hidden Value in E-Waste - Full Documentary

Why do three-quarters of European electronic waste escape recycling and end up illegally in landfills? A clear and effective investigation by Cosima Dannoritzer (Ready to Throw Away). ✋ The issues of the World? They are here 👉 https://bit.ly/3nbDE0S Subscribe 🙏 Cosima Dannoritzer's previous documentary, Ready to Throw Away, broadcast by ARTE in 2011, ended near an infamous illegal dump in Agbogbloshie, in the suburbs of Accra, the capital of Ghana. There, children play and dismantle disused electronic devices surrounded by pestilential and toxic fumes. The German director's new investigation takes this site as its starting point, spurred on by the indignation of Mike Anane, a Ghanaian journalist specializing in the environment. He wants to know why his country has become the trash can of developed countries. This question will lead the director to several countries in Europe, Asia and the United States, champions of electronic pollution, and reveal a chain of complex responsibilities and complicity. Hard cash The Basel Convention, ratified by all countries in the world except the United States and Haiti, has banned the export of electronic waste since 1989. In Europe, the price of each new device even includes an eco-contribution that covers the cost of its recycling. However, only 25% of the EU's electronic waste is actually recycled. The rest is exported illegally and often ends up in clandestine landfills in Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, etc.), Asia or South America. "E-waste" contains precious materials (gold, copper, etc.) that attract the attention of small traffickers and organized crime. In China, those who dismantle old computers sometimes also recover the electronic chips to resell them. Some, reused without knowing that they are used, can jeopardize the piloting of a TGV, an airplane, etc. The electronic tragedy A film by Cosima Dannoritzer Producers: YUZU PRODUCTIONS, MEDIA 3.14 All rights reserved ARTE