Ghana's e-Waste

Plastic parts from obsolete electronics are pictured in this pile of refuse, in the Agbogbloshie neighborhood of Accra, Ghana, on Oct. 27 , 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)

Smoke rises from burning electronics over the Agbogbloshie neighborhood, Accra, Ghana, Oct. 27, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)

Smoke from burning electronics is pictured in Accra's Agbogbloshie neighborhood, Ghana, Oct. 27, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)

Sumani Abdul Karim uses a wire stripper at the recycling center in the Agbogbloshie neighborhood of Accra, Ghana, Oct. 27, 2014. (Chris Stein / VOA).

Oil drums are pictured in the Agbogbloshie neighborhood of Accra, Ghana, Oct. 27, 2014. (Chris Stein / VOA).

A child is playing near piles of refuse in the Agbogbloshie neighborhood of Accra, Ghana, Oct. 27, 2014. (Chris Stein/VOA)