Driven by growing consumer demands and habits, the worldwide need for raw materials is growing daily while resources are running short. Often times, after end-of-life, the devices containing some of these precious materials are thrown away recklessly without considering the valuable materials contained inside.
This report analyses the manual dismantling of scrap cars at the Old Fadama Scrap Yard (OFSY) in Agbogbloshie, Ghana, focusing on small and medium-sized vehicles.
It report recommends establishing certified recycling shops with improved equipment, creating a permit system for scrap shops, providing training to enhance existing skills, introducing better metal recovery methods and setting up collection points for waste materials.