从电子垃圾中淘金：加纳青年的环保创业
Walk through the backstreets of Accra and you might hear the clatter of hammers and the hum of small generators. At first glance, this looks like a sprawling scrapyard, but a closer look reveals something unexpected: young women and men carefully dismantling old computers and phones, not simply to burn them for copper, but to give them a second life. Across Ghana, a growing movement of environmentally conscious entrepreneurs is redefining the narrative around electronic waste, proving that what the world throws away can become a valuable local resource.
For years, Ghana was known as one of the world’s largest dumping grounds for used electronics. In places like Agbogbloshie, imported e-waste was often burned in the open, releasing toxic fumes and contaminating soil and water. These images shocked the globe, yet they only told part of the story. Behind the smoke, a quiet transformation has been taking shape. A new generation, equipped with repair skills and business savvy, is stepping away from hazardous informal recycling and building safer, structured workshops that focus on refurbishment and component recovery.
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