Pure Earth

Bangladesh Closes One of World’s Most Polluted Places

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A historic leatherworking quarter in Bangladesh once labelled among the most polluted places on earth was shut Thursday as police enforced a court ruling to protect a vital waterway. Conservationists have been fighting for years to close the century-old tannery district in the capital Dhaka, which pumps thousands of litres of toxic waste directly into … Read more

E-waste In Ghana: Where Death is the Price of Living Another Day

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Attempts to recycle E-waste and donations of old electronic devices are harming poor people’s health and devastating the environment, writes Nele Goutier. Agbogbloshie, once an idyllic landscape of wetlands and small farms, is now the most toxic place in the world … “Eleven years ago Agbogbloshie was an amazingly beautiful place with rivers, a lagoon … Read more