This feature video was done seven years ago by Grenotek.Both the guardian and Bloomberg in their feature articles also described the place as the world’s largest electronic waste recycling site.In July 2021, the city authorities undertook a demolition of all structures on the land leaving the area as a cleared piece of land.

Hazardous waste is regulated internationally by both the Basel and Bamako Conventions. The Basel Convention entered into force in 1992. Its main objective is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous waste by regulating the transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous and other waste. Sometimes parties engage in bilateral or multilateral agreements on hazardous waste management with other parties or non-parties, under the condition that such agreements are ‘no less environmentally sound’ than the Basel Convention (Article 11).

Ghana is mandated to ensure proper disposal of e-waste as a measure of protection of the environment and the health and safety of populates especially those living in the immediate surroundings or conducting business around this area.

To avoid the accumulation of e-waste, a major action for Ghana is to prevent the importation of second hand electronic equipment. Countries that export these e-waste should be

The country’s national legislation and enforcement capacities must be strengthened, including equipping its seaports with more efficient technologies and training its ports’ personnel to detect hazardous waste.

German government through the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the government of Ghana in 2019 set up three facilities as a measure to create a safe environment for merchants there and to solve the e-waste problem.

What is the current situation of the Agbogloshie landfill? In our subsequent article on this subject,we will discuss any current trend of public or private investment in the landfill. We will also showcase the current situation of any improvement in the conditions of the environment and the merchants working with the e-waste disposal especially with the burning of metals leading to health risk of merchants involved in this activity.

Take time to reflect on the situation of the area seven years ago.