In its own small way, EDGE DPUB wants to raise awareness of the issue of electrical waste. The electrical devices, among many others, that are used to create and read e-books end up being thrown away and recycled. The recycling process, however, does not guarantee the complete disposal and reuse of these devices. In fact, a huge amount is exported to countries like Africa where they are put into illegal waste dumping and people try to extract the metals in very rudimentary ways which leads to grave health issues.
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An investigation for Sunday's Dateline in 2011, has found a mountain of old electronic equipment dumped in what were once picturesque wetlands in Ghana in West Africa.