When Basel Action Network shows a junk television at an African dump, and then accuses African traders of doing mysterious favors to avoid UK or USA's recycling costs, it hits a chord... with people who have never lived in Africa.
If you've spent time in Africa, you know the real problems in Africa are things like TRAFFIC JAMS.
Multiple reports show that most of Africa's e-waste is generated by Africans. Cities like Lagos (over 15M inhabitants) have televisions and computers and cell phones, have had them for decades.
And it's a good thing. People are much more likely to get their electronics from repair and reuse, which creates sustainable African jobs, for geek entrepreneurs, than from new tantalum mining in the Congo or tin mining of Indonesian coral islands.
And it's fundamentally good. That's why it's so criminal for UK's Environmental Agency to put the Geeks of Color, like Joe Benson, in jail.
From 2010 to 2014, Africa's Internet usage increased by...
Here's a link to da stats http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
Now, if 80% of imports of used goods were junk, then you'd necessarily see a huge increase in new product to support this growth.
Oh? You didn't? Neither did we. Had to be, HAD to be, reuse. #FREEHURRICANEBENSON
If you've spent time in Africa, you know the real problems in Africa are things like TRAFFIC JAMS.
Multiple reports show that most of Africa's e-waste is generated by Africans. Cities like Lagos (over 15M inhabitants) have televisions and computers and cell phones, have had them for decades.
And it's a good thing. People are much more likely to get their electronics from repair and reuse, which creates sustainable African jobs, for geek entrepreneurs, than from new tantalum mining in the Congo or tin mining of Indonesian coral islands.
And it's fundamentally good. That's why it's so criminal for UK's Environmental Agency to put the Geeks of Color, like Joe Benson, in jail.
From 2010 to 2014, Africa's Internet usage increased by...
| 5,219.6 % |
Now, if 80% of imports of used goods were junk, then you'd necessarily see a huge increase in new product to support this growth.
Oh? You didn't? Neither did we. Had to be, HAD to be, reuse. #FREEHURRICANEBENSON
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