E-waste Flashcards
what time did the Burner boys wake up to start work?
6 am on weekdays
how did the e-waste affect the environment?
it would cause air pollution and the chemicals would get into the water that they drank
what time would the chemicals cause to pregnant women?
stillbirths and miscarriages
what were the boys called who created the e-waste?
Burner boys
what harm would the chemicals cause to humans?
Health problems like: asthma, cancer, lung, heart and liver diseases and severe body pains
how long had some of the Burna boys been working with e-waste?
over eight years
how much would they get for 1 pound of copper
GHC 16
Where was the e-waste in?
Ghana
what scrap metals would they get from the electronic devices?
steel, aluminium, copper and sometimes gold
what did the Burner boys do?
they would tear apart electronic devices to salvage scrap metal inside to sell it
what made it easier for them to get sick?
they couldn’t afford working tools or a sanitary area to work
