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Gathering Electronic Waste in Tanzania: Labor, Value, and Toxicity

Gathering Electronic Waste in Tanzania: Labor, Value, and Toxicity
Author: Samwel Moses Ntapanta
Price: $94.50
ISBN-10: 1666956279
ISBN-13: 9781666956276
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Discussions of waste and electronic discard management often view micro-scale ingenious activities around unregulated recycling centers in the Global South only as a source of pollution. <i>Gathering Electronic Waste in Tanzania: Labor, Value, and Toxicity</i> goes further and explores the complexities of electronic waste management. Samwel Moses Ntapanta examines the materialities of electronics and e-discards, toxicity, and the sociocultural and economic fabrics of e-waste management in Tanzania. He traces the lifecycle of electronic goods beyond their discard in the Global South: from the importation of used goods to cycles of repair, and from the collection of &lsquo;scrap&rsquo; to repurposing materials for manufacturing. Through the concept of gathering, Ntapanta provides insight into the effects of unregulated mechanisms to address the e-waste problem. He argues that understanding this connection between informal workers and the economy at large paves a path for better waste regime models, reduced violence, and environmental justice for workers and marginalized communities.