ARE WE SAFE?
The other day, I saw a truck pusher meandering through the dense traffic around Kaneshie with heaps of his harvest.
I could see assorted metal scraps and some discarded electronic appliances.
Then a question flashed through my mind: where does our old discarded phones go? Where do we keep our obsolete electrical appliances, including our old black & white TV sets, fridges, microwave, rice cookers, DVD plays, computers etcetera?
We know that the remains of man is interred at cemeteries.
Our waste products are taken to refuse dump sites or special landfill sites, with some finding their way on our streets.
We know for certain that spoilt or mangled vehicles are either packed at special garages or at the mechanic shops and sometimes at our police stations.
But where do we keep our electronic waste gadgets? Are they returned to the manufacturers? I am not sure.
I saw a thick black choking smoke hovering on the noisy air of Agbogbloshie, around the Odaw river, stretching into the Korle Lagoon. A closer view at what was causing the emission showed that tones of our hazardous electronic waste were being managed or burnt by these hungry youth, looking for a means of survival.
The pollution from these poisonous smoke is very deadly and research confirms that our e-waste pollutants that sinks into the soil on which we grow our vegetables or plants and freely swims the air, can cause cancer.
In fact, in a country battling to manage her sneezing economy, education, healthcare and agriculture, prioritizing issues on environmental pollution will perhaps receive less attention, but the reality is that we're poorly and dangerously handling our waste and e-waste.
In our craze for new electronic things perhaps we should spare a thought on their final destination and how they're managed.
While thinking through what we can collectively do, may be we should spare a thought on how we can tackle e-waste to save our souls.
Remain blessed. Greetings π#KYB Sign#™
Then a question flashed through my mind: where does our old discarded phones go? Where do we keep our obsolete electrical appliances, including our old black & white TV sets, fridges, microwave, rice cookers, DVD plays, computers etcetera?
We know that the remains of man is interred at cemeteries.
Our waste products are taken to refuse dump sites or special landfill sites, with some finding their way on our streets.
We know for certain that spoilt or mangled vehicles are either packed at special garages or at the mechanic shops and sometimes at our police stations.
But where do we keep our electronic waste gadgets? Are they returned to the manufacturers? I am not sure.
I saw a thick black choking smoke hovering on the noisy air of Agbogbloshie, around the Odaw river, stretching into the Korle Lagoon. A closer view at what was causing the emission showed that tones of our hazardous electronic waste were being managed or burnt by these hungry youth, looking for a means of survival.
The pollution from these poisonous smoke is very deadly and research confirms that our e-waste pollutants that sinks into the soil on which we grow our vegetables or plants and freely swims the air, can cause cancer.
In fact, in a country battling to manage her sneezing economy, education, healthcare and agriculture, prioritizing issues on environmental pollution will perhaps receive less attention, but the reality is that we're poorly and dangerously handling our waste and e-waste.
In our craze for new electronic things perhaps we should spare a thought on their final destination and how they're managed.
While thinking through what we can collectively do, may be we should spare a thought on how we can tackle e-waste to save our souls.
Remain blessed. Greetings π#KYB Sign#™
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