General Information

Author/Creator

Fedele, David, director.

Language

English.

Published

United Kingdom : Fedele, David, 2012.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (20 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00004353

Contents/Summary

Summary

Have you ever wondered what happens to your discarded electronics? Almost 50 million tons of electronic waste are generated worldwide every year. Around 200,000 tons of second-hand and condemned electrical goods arrive in Ghana, West Africa, most of them coming from the "developed" world. Many of the unwanted electronic items are exported there as "second hand goods." E-wasteland is set entirely at the Agbogbloshie slum in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Situated on the banks of the highly polluted Korle Lagoon, Agbogbloshie is home to over 30,000 settlers, mainly from the poorer northern regions of Ghana. It is also home to the largest e-waste dump site in Africa. Generally uneducated and with few employable skills, many of the settlers at Agbogbloshie are forced to make a poor living salvaging and recycling e-waste. Without dialogue or narration, this film presents a visual portrait of unregulated e-waste recycling.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Duration: 00:20:00

Library Special Collection

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2746	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2746 (HU_OSA_00004353.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format