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E-waste and urban mining
Created by Hilde Kokx, Caitlin Bonte and Rahman Fakhry

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

E-WASTE

Slide 2 - Woordweb

What country has the largest e-waste dump site in the world?

Slide 3 - Open vraag

Slide 4 - Kaart

Slide 5 - Video

Agbogbloshie
- Local issue, global impact
Agbogbloshie
- Local issue, global impact
- Slum of Accra, Ghana; 40,000 inhabitants
- Dismantling for scrap (metals) --> burning off plastic casing --> release dangerous substances
- Sensitive information not completely erased --> organised crime
- Shady second-hand devices trade business between Ghana and developed countries ($250,000,000)
John Mahama, 21, suffers from insomnia and has debilitating headaches, but continues to work

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

What metal, which poisons the soil, is released when burning the e-waste?
A
Arsenic
B
Beryllium
C
Lithium
D
Copper

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

What action could be
taken against e-waste?

Slide 8 - Woordweb

Solution...?

Slide 9 - Tekstslide


From e-waste
to raw materials

URBAN MINING

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Urban Mining
- Recycling
- Metal extraction
- Satisfies the great demand for metal resources
- Rare metals
- Worldwide environmental problems
- Beats classical mining
- Umicore

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Which of the following was not mentioned about urban mining?
A
Solution to worldwide environmental problems
B
Classical mining is believed to still be better
C
Some rare metals can't be gained any other way
D
Solution to the world's running low on resources

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

Issue question

How can we use urban mining to decrease the global environmental problems caused by burning e-waste in Agbogbloshie by 15% in the coming decade?

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Thank you for your attention!

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Source list
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3xNiWAmOB8
-  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agbogbloshie
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mleQVO1Vd1I
- https://downtoearthmagazine.nl/milieu-urban-mining-de-stad-als-goudmijn/
- https://www.recupel.be/nl/waarom-recycleren/7-redenen-waarom-urban-mining-de-klassieke-mijnbouw-voorbijsteekt/#
- https://www.telegraaf.nl/financieel/830150/urban-mining-trend-van-de-toekomst
Adam Nasara, 25, uses Styropor, an insulating material from refrigerators to light a fire

Slide 16 - Tekstslide