Recycling our waste electrical items is a dirty job, and those who do it are among the poorest and least educated in the world.
The Common practice of burning plastic cables to gain quick access to the valuable copper inside,for instance,gives off smoke that can cause chest and lung problems. Some of the chemicals released in to the environment are carcinogenic. Crude break up of electrical items can cause heavy metals as lead and mercury to teach in to the soil.
The developed countries to ship their toxic e-waste to other countries.And even when electronic equipments is certified as safe for re-use and exported legally, the thousands of manual workers who dismantle it are still unlikely to have had any training in how to safely handle it.
Nigeria embracing safer e-waste recycling. Nigeria government conducted e-learning courses. Face to face contact with experts. The sustainable wastes management,with an e-learning course that can be carried out thousands of miles away.
Prof. John Kurakar
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