The people of Ghana have every right to be miffed. All the detritus that gets shipped to its shores? Cars no one wants, computers and all manner of electrical waste no one wants, clothing no one wants.
Looks like a lot of it ends up in Accra, to be sorted through and burned and salvaged and then dumped in the Atlantic only to get washed back up on shore.
It does provide income for people, but let’s be real: it’s unimaginably hazardous and wasteful, we’re engaging in thoughtless consumption and over-production, and there are no more places for our stuff.
Costs of all kinds are outweighing benefits, and who really appreciates living in or near a landfill?
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