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Last broadcast on Tue, 31 May 2011, 00:45 on BBC One (Wales only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
How does a broken TV thrown out at a council site in London end up 3,000 miles away on a toxic dump in West Africa where children scavenge for metal waste in a cocktail of poisonous fumes?
Using tracking equipment inside broken TV sets, Panorama investigates the illegal market in electronic waste - and the recycling companies whose green credentials may not be all they claim.
E-WASTE ILLEGALLY DUMPED IN GHANA
Raphael Rowe travels to Ghana to meet some of the children who risk their health to scavenge dumpsites full of electronic waste - much of it imported illegally from the UK.
Britain's illegal e-waste leaking into West Africa
Panorama examines the illegal trade in broken electronics - or e-waste - that is ending up in West African dumpsites.
South London Waste Partnership Response
The South London Waste Partnership gave this statement to Panorama in response to Track My Trash.
Credits
- Reporter
- Raphael Rowe
- Producer
- Howard Bradburn
Broadcasts
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Mon 16 May 201120:30
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Thu 19 May 201104:30
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Fri 20 May 201100:25
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Fri 20 May 201100:55
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Sun 22 May 201120:30
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Tue 31 May 201100:45
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