this is v.w. news live from berlin and the u.s. race for president becomes a standoff over protests and violence the city of control wisconsin is tense and head of a visit by president trump that has been rocked by on the rest of us since the police shooting of a black man last week trump's democratic challenger accuses him a family god lives. also coming up hong kong begins mass coronavirus testing to stop a 3rd wave of infections but democracy activists fear china will use the scheme to

collect personal d.n.a. and french president of manual mcallen goes back to beirut to tell lebanese politicians to reform within 3 months or face punitive measures from crowds he also offers to host a 2nd aid conference for the stricken nation. plus. a valve always choose that spot for how much longer as belgians go back to school and for their suffering from corona 15 we'll find out why so many no longer stick to 10 democrats directions. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump is expected later in the u.s. city of could no show wisconsin despite pleas from regional leaders to stay away.

you know she has been the scene of anti racism protests some of that violence following the shooting by police of a black resident jacob lake last month jobs visit comes as tensions rise in a number of cities including portland in the west coast state of oregon. another nights and another protest in portland oregon leftwing anti-racism demonstrators have been taking to the streets here for more than 3 months since the killing by police of african-american george floyd in minnesota in may but the last few days have seen an unusual rise in tension that has both law enforcement and locals worried. it follows the shooting dead of a far right trump supporter at a demonstration on saturday the exact circumstances are still being investigated but regional leaders fear this could lead to an escalation of violence it's in the middle of this volatile atmosphere that tramples decided to visit another flashpoint city can know she was constant despite

a plea from the man to stay away we always have room for presidents to come to visit our families to come to visit that's the process that you have and it's something that we would really appreciate and have people do but the timing on this we felt was not good and so we did make a request for him to do with a different time. and he raises and demonstrations and mostly peaceful has been taking place in can osha since police shot to black president jacob blake in the back in august. but they too took a turn for the worst last week after 17 year old white man col rittenhouse allegedly killed 2 black lives to protest is an injury to 3rd on monday trump appeared to defend the teenager fueling fears that the president's presence would cause further division in the city he was trying to get away from them i guess it looks like and he fell and then they very violently attacked him and it was something that we. looking at right now and it's under investigation but. i guess

he was in very big trouble some of the trumpets hyping the unrest ahead of the election to shift the focus away from his failure to manage the pandemic democrats' opponent joe biden has a step further accusing jump from entering the fight and fires are burning and we have a president who fanned the flames rather than fighting the flames. but the fear among critics is that he will use the disturbances in places like portland to ramp up calls follow an order that only he can provide. and that's more we're joined by. hughes on the story for us so tell us i mean we heard it there we heard biden saying trumpets from 0 to violence we heard trump say he's the lawn order candidate what a voters make of the tactics well there are signs actually that it is working at least with crucial groups you know heading into this election trumps polling

numbers and such have not really gone up as favor bill your ratings are not going to buy it is still leading the race but support for the black lives not approaches is shrinking especially with white suburban voters and that's a group that you know has turned its back on trump since you know actually helping him win the 2016 election but because of his inflammatory rhetoric a lot of people felt like it was becoming a bit too much now trump is now it looks like it's pretty successfully employing a strategy that richard nixon used in 68 where he was you know essentially painting breast civic arrest as a threat to suburban voters and you know the safety of suburbia and essentially try to scare suburban voters back into his fold it worked for nixon trump's bet is that it will work for him too he's headed to commercial wisconsin so what's expected then yeah explicit wishes as was all there of not just the governor was gone but also the mayor of konoha

a lot of other high ranking officials and can osha who as we saw you know asked him to stay away afraid that he would inflame tensions so. you know the question why is he going anyway certainly not to try to quote tensions as. as i would expect instead it seems like he's trying to you know project strength to paint democratic leaders democratic mayor democratic governor in wisconsin to try to paint them as weak and to show that he is really in control at a time when a lot of critics are you know saying that he has completely lost control of not just the racial unrest in the country but also with the pen demick so he's trying to project some strength there also it's really important you know wisconsin is an important swing state it helps tip the 26000 election a recent poll from wisconsin showed that support for the black guys matter also they're down by more than 20 points since june especially among white wisconsinites

so you know numbers like that are really grist to the mill for the trump camp and these politicians they're certainly looking at those numbers on especially as we've seen this on rusts we've seen violence pour out onto the streets frustration among many voters there in the u.s. peter what can we expect now going into november well i think i mean we've we've definitely seen from strategy i think he will keep hammering home this message it does appear to be you what is working for him you know the best at the moment for biden he's a much more painted himself as you know and to emphasize certain chiva people who can relate to the struggle and the pain that a lot of people are feeling right now who will try to you know get the nation a deeply divided nation to come together unite you know focus on on you know their commonalities in that the things that they share the values they share as opposed to the division so i think that is really what they're going to try to keep it also biden you know saying trump is the reason we're in this mess in the 1st place and

he's going to stay with that message thank you thank you. phillips get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world germany's economy minister has revised his economic forecast for this year upwards despite the rotavirus recession he says that the economy is expected to shrink by 5.8 percent and 2020 that is less than was feared at the beginning of the pandemic but the growth forecast for 2021 has also been revised down for a powerful typhoon has hit japan southern islands and is making its way up the korean peninsula typhoon mice that has brought to rental rains and dangerous winds authorities in the okinawa region have urged residents to evacuate. china's foreign minister says that the head of the czech senate crossed a red line with his delegations trip to taiwan he said that is further inflame tension with beijing on tuesday by calling himself taiwanese during his speech to

taiwan's parliament china claims taiwan as its own territory. hong kong has begun mass coronavirus testing in an attempt to stop a 3rd wave of infections leader kerry lam was among thousands of people to get tested on tuesday morning but an air of distrust surrounds the testing programme some democracy activists fear that china will use it to collect d.n.a. data now the hong kong government dismisses the concerns saying no personal data will be attached to the sample bottles let's get more now we're joined by a few because who has the view from hong kong phoebe what is the government hoping to achieve. well there must have the same theme as one of the measure of this you have mentioned to tackle the wave of infections we have. infection over the past 2 months in hong kong and now the pressure waves have been there then lashley

so the government aimed to find out those asymmetric patients by laying out this mass counseling game so that there's free and voluntary so people can decide who would have to go to conduct the test or not on their own and the government said they hoped to 7 conduct the test before they relaxed the social distancing rules and also to rescind the economic activities in hong kong and what has the response been so far. well originally their government has expected to should have had a 5000000 hong kong residents to go border test which is 2 thirds are the population in hong kong but on the 1st day like we saw so far only. less than 10 percent of the populations have actually register boards for the part of having him down on a per se around $88.00 thousands of 1000 people have to go to to to to

conduct the test so the tariff actually followers and it's late by the government act of 1st place there are hong kong hours they are some of them distrusting this testing program just walk us through what some of their fears are. so this kind of blow the whole taskings issue is actually quite political in hong kong so the government has been praising the mass have not matched have seen around us a helping hand by the beijing government but on the other hand they're activists and opposition lawmakers they raise private the concern so many of the years that they're there they say and samples will be sent to the main they're not for 2 years so this is pretty much. in the midst of the political trust between their home court at the end of beijing government so even some of the medical professionals in hong kong they get the co-op out that they are not pressure about is active there

to conduct a mass hassling him in hong kong without laying laying out a lot doubtless you know why not down so there are many questions so we don't see a reaction to us this kind of month game is. actually many people are indifferent to do this. in hong kong thank you. millions of students across europe are returning to school today for the 1st time since the coronavirus pandemic began in france students headed back to the classroom with masks required for all teachers and pupils above the age of 10 in several parts of europe parents and unions are expressing concerns over a turn to the classrooms when coronavirus cases are on the rise again governments are insisting that the move is necessary in order to protect children's education.

well young people in belgium are among the students returning to school after the summer break the number of new coping 1000 cases is currently on the decline there but the country has one of the highest corona related death rates in europe nonetheless a growing number of belgians say they are no longer willing to it here to restrictive measures a study in the dutch speaking region of flanders where more than half of the population lives shows that 70 percent of people there no longer support the measures didn't use teri schultz reports. the covert 19 infection rate is declining in belgium but 1000 fatigue is growing so many months of isolation so many masks for me it's like something really oppressive t.-bo who doesn't want to give his last name despises social distancing and defies the rule to wear a mask in downtown brussels if i. if i go into metro ok but if i walk alone

in the street no no that is really too much and tivo is hardly alone in his opposition michael for stratton who represents the protest group virus madness says no one should have to follow restrictions except to the most vulnerable how many people would die if we would not take any measures at all but we don't know in fact you have no idea new research shows just one in 3 people surveyed in the dutch speaking part of belgium still supports the safety measures that's down from more than 80 percent in march when the pandemic 1st hit here university of ghent professor martin feldstein who led the study blames poor official communication for the dramatic drop in motivation he says it's been a wake up call for authorities to pay more attention to people state of mind i don't think we have sufficiently been informing people on the consequences of their behavior for them to take

a wise decision and now with the 1st of september comes the traditional way in belgium a return from holidays back to work and school until september surge he nonetheless agrees people should be given more information about actions and consequences and then moreton are great harris she's joining us from geneva welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us how do you think the team from corona virus measures could impact infection rates. certainly should take is something you do see it with an outbreak like that and one of the problems is people with a stick about accepting very extreme measures quite often and i and what people think is that ok we've done this we did our bit we were fantastic now we go back to normal now the problem is normal is what got us into this into this mess in the 1st place is we have to learn to dance with the virus yes we need to be able to resume

our society yes we need to be able to resume human activities but we've got to find ways to do it safely. and so people have to be listen to those things and raising their concerns do have to be listened to and responded to but always with an overarching idea rodders is it our community it's killing way too many of us we have. to move safely so then concretely what does the w.h.o. recommend because i mean we have seen thousands taking to the streets in recent anti corona protests. so we particularly recommend don't be clustered together especially in indoor areas my director general referred to the triple c. . triple series of things you avoid credit spaces spaces

and close contact so close contact is a hard one because we as humans love to be together we are classic animals we feel safe we feel more comfortable when we're in large groups this is exactly what the virus is exploiting so if we're going to be smart about this we really still need to get the distance and try to avoid being close together crowded spaces indoors particularly indoors with ventilation we have all them about to arrive here in europe other parts of the northern hemisphere on top of this a little bit about your level of concern especially as we head into the colder weather what is what is the science saying right now what could potentially be increasing for. it's 2 things the colder weather makes us go indoors so this story seems i was talking about they become more attractive as the weather gets colder we can already feel the calling of the autumn really is

a relative thing so if we're going to spend more time indoors we have to look at ventilation and we have to look at how we can space ourselves if that's not possible that's why the face coverings being recommended so there would be a limit on the amount of viral load that's floating around we're not seeing any signs that perhaps there's a big chance of people not getting as ill if they don't get such a big dose of virus so all these things we can do to improve the ventilation limit the amount of writers it's being spread keeping their heads clean keeping the environment clean that will help us sing so we should all go out and get sweaters because maybe we have to keep the windows open dr margaret harris joining us. from the world health organization thank you so much. you're watching the news still to come on the program we look at how a brilliant artist is giving new meaning to old photos from colonial times.

the 1st french president a manual mccrone has warned of lebanese politicians that punitive measures could be imposed if economic and political reforms are not initiated within 3 months the measures could include withholding bailout funds and sanctions targeted at the ruling elite now mccrone arrived in beirut just as the new prime minister was appointed. dia is the best has the backing of most political parties but he faces a formidable task. a country in rubble and this man is tasked with rebuilding it lebanon's newly designated prime minister mustafa. the former diplomat is trying to restore the people's faith after the massive explosion that devastated beirut 4 weeks ago.

and we will work hand in hand to rebuild what was destroyed. nothing. and that was before my new government we will accelerate the investigation and the result and that will be made public as soon as possible and. it's a huge challenge and not the only one lebanon's economy is in a deep recession and the currency in freefall corruption and mismanagement have devastated many basic services and the recent chemical explosion was just the latest disaster blamed on poor governance. here to offer support the french president emmanuel mccaw is visiting lebanon for the 2nd time since the disaster. on tuesday he toured the blast site and met with victims at a ceremony north of beirut kron has been pushing for fast reforms in the crisis hit country including of lebanon's complex sick tarion political system he warned that

punitive measures could be implemented if changes aren't made within the next 3 months back home also said he was garnering international support for the country. and i am ready for us to organize an international support conference with the united nations and i'm ready to host it in paris and there on the basis of the demands the people have expressed and the work we will undertake with the new government and with the backing from the united nations we can once again ask for support from all the different states. to do. but the bulk of the work to rebuild lebanon will lie with mustafa d. the. guys who have paid the man who many aren't welcoming to the office many in lebanon c a d that's part of the old system and therefore an unacceptable choice as prime

minister gaining people's trust could be the greatest hurdle facing lebanon's freshly appointed prime minister. on our bit of history one outcome of the black lives matter protests has been a new focus on european behavior and attitudes during the colonial era of the 19th century in photographs from the time non europeans were all too often shown in a demeaning manner now an artist here in berlin herself the daughter of indian immigrants is reinterpreting those photos giving them a new meaning. and nameless burmese girl who's just gotten a taste of revenge. an indian boy smoking a water pipe while his sisters make music their mother weaving for the global superpower solomon islanders showing solidarity. 'd images made for and by your appearance now reclaimed by artist raj come

a column for her of the century old ethnographic photos are not just history she says even today these pictures have primed people to see her as other. these images still exert power and they still. my life how i see myself and how i see others and i think that's true for every everyone and so why these images can still exert this influence is what interested in exploring. this german book titled peoples of the earth is the source of many of her images published in 1902 as a scientific volume she calls it a colonial fairy tale. the people pictured her caption only by type bush boy. madagascar. a persian dervish.

it's also about what type of representation and where people are pictures so that their humanity. encounter when you look at their pictures and the projects all of my projects are kind of bringing this humanity back. her latest project is about travel contrast ing societies perceptions of migrants and refugees with those of more privileged travelers. the paintings are made on pages from a famous european travel account arabian sands by wilfred that's the. kind of everything i hate. and. like is aristocratic british and traveled tribal people in saudi arabia and he's considered

a hero by everyone in the world he gets to define what history is he gets to say what is the what and people. over messagers words migrants as heroic travelers who stories. she uses faces recorded by colonial photographers a century ago to tell a story about today. and finally now k. pop sensation b.t.s. have become the 1st korean act to debut at number one in the us singles charts the boy band single dynamite their 1st song entirely in english notched 33000000 streams and 300000 sales in its 1st week of.

and with that now you're up to date on the w.d. is coming up next it is close up on fast phones and the price of throwaway culture i'm telling him thanks for watching.

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imagine a world class horn player centralist on a musical journey of discovery. without a. start september 16th on t w. making phone calls browsing the internet taking photographs shopping now lives increasingly revolve around smartphones the techies like eunice can use these devices a fun move and just telephones discover him so i'm one of those old people who don't just fear the smartphone as a utilitarian object if i can get really enthusiastic about design a good display i start every year the phone makers flood the market with new models and they're prepared to go to extreme lengths to sell them goods officiating a tactic and be used various tactics very strong suggestions that the devices are

built to break as soon as possible. 1.4000000000 new smartphones are sold annually . is the price now digital lifestyle. barcelona spain you tube influencing the onus is come here to report on the latest smartphone trends the 21 year old regularly tests the latest devices and posts his videos on the internet the most important industry sector invented the it was a rich an issue to be held here today hey hey tapes a warm welcome from barcelona where the mobile world congress was meant to take place but. the world's largest mobile technologies trade fair was canceled because of coded 19 but some manufacturers were determined to showcase their new products

on the same. despite the risks of getting in fixes the tech fans crowded around the latest devices yet major innovations are increasingly few and far between according to the onus. is it starts and i increasingly advise people against buying a new device each year because the differences just aren't so great because manufacturers think out new forms to get. people have to buy like folding devices for example but for $2500.00 euros only a test will show whether the device can be recommended on the hottest test site. high prices and few new developments despite that chickies flock to smartphone presentations like this besides eunice conyers you choose to influence it to be as dicky is also a. noise i buy a new smartphone about once a year it's what i've bought several since the new card you devices came out it's within $24.00 seventh's it's my alarm clock my i listen to music on of i watch

videos on it in the train at work or take notes on i use it for everything it's like. for most people here life without a smartphone is inconceivable. in his lections fielitz zoom and foul explains the impact of digitalization on humans and the environment the sociologist knows that she knew phones computers to people so much. the mistress in these rooms of mine is that we develop a very strong bond with these devices. that they're incredibly personal. they contain important messages they contain our lists are friends of basically there are extension of us. filmmakers height every new smartphone that they bring out turning these devices into must have lifestyle products. on

most of the cost and get it you have to consider how the presentation of these devices are staged at big show you have answers a lot of applause for it it's only a new smartphone they're not saving the world just bringing out a new smartphone or those of us on this is i find we're a noice multiple. more and more smartphones are flooding into the market. the manufacturers tactics are having dramatic consequences. on average a cell phone contained 16 grams of copper 6 grams of cobalt 3 tenths of a gram of silver and 3 hundreds of a gram of gold amongst other things that might not sound like a lot but it sure hands up and many of these commodities and mined in crisis arrangements for example cobalt that is used in smartphone batteries. almost 2 thirds of the world's cobalt comes from one single country in the democratic

republic of congo. cobalt is mine here in the town of conway city in the south of the country. but the people here have nothing to show for the smartphone boom there's no running water. no sewage system. no waste disposal collection. and yet the locals are trying to earn a bit from the smartphone hype manuel and his friends dig for cobalt each day in a minute town. are very. was one. of the hard. work i mean the simple head torches are the only special equipment but they have to perform their dangerous jobs. barefooted and without

a rope they descend 45 meters deep into the air. so. one false step could mean certain death. of your brother where your. it's narrow and hot in the pit. over all. the other 100 watching. but there was. all the men had that the rock was rudimentary tools and shovel the kobold all into sacks. after just a few minutes the. cobalt dust. it's highly toxic and can cause serious lung damage without masks breathing becomes more and more difficult.

but with. a lot of. work it's a dirty job and without as our high tech smartphones wouldn't exist. the stones contain an 8 percent cobalt these men risked their lives every day for the production of mobile phone batteries. for a. while much of what the mix up with was a brewery in other pits there are lots of deaths because they don't work safely but what we take care what about nothing has ever happened here but we got here. it's back breaking work that supports our digital lifestyle does the cobalt used by may just smartphone makers also come from lines lighting up we're faced with sustainability reports if asserts in the best piastre we're proud to be recognised as a worldwide leader in the responsible sourcing of minerals in our products we're committed

to one day sourcing 100 percent recycled and renewable materials we envision a future where our devices are made with materials that follow a circular supply chain model using only recycled and renewable sources eliminating our reliance on mining. apple doesn't explicitly rule out the possibility that current i phones might contain cobalt from the type of pits we have seen. the demand for cobalt is huge because many users replace their cell phones in less than 2 years and feel it soon found says the phone makers are often responsible for that . escapes officiating the tock tick and the there are so many tactics that indicate that the devices are intentionally built to break as soon as possible which for example when the battery no longer works is one of the 5 or often it's a complete write off and you're kind of forced to buy a new smartphone earthshine noise smart phones or coffee. is that really true

it's an issue that also preoccupies influencing young is can you ought to. hanoi to pay peeps i'm younus any of you who've had a broken smartphone have asked yourselves this question is it worth getting it repaired or should i buy a new one i have 2 broken devices here and i'll give you some answers in this video your clear an apple i phone and the samsung galaxy s 8 uranus was replaced smartphones displays and batteries. since the samsung device to the manufacturers. takes the i phone to the nearby apple store and asks what these for pay would cost. them i'm finding the 4 i was told that they couldn't replace the shattered display without replacing the battery i don't personally think it's worth spending $214.00 euros on such an old ice so i think it's 214 you. know you can get the

same model new from a starting price of $529.00 euros apple quotes about 41 percent sale price to repair a 3 year old smartphone. father pierce an independent electronics stores chief is that a viable option for consumers. longer version of congress if we add it together for the i phone it runs to $168.00 euros so definitely less than the make a charge but i've also discovered that they don't use any apple parts so i wouldn't do it even though it's cheap it's not finished. $168.00 euros that's about 52 percent of the sounds price quite a bit cheaper than the manufacturers the without original parts.

what about other phone makers the samsung sent off through appears still isn't back almost 2 weeks later and eunice i only heard back after getting in touch with samsung does apply the bottom customer support was very friendly and said i'd receive a quote only thing is i haven't received anything and that's after such a long wait and other touch on shop. but finally younus does get the word that the device has been received can't hear the cost of a repair is also expensive some 185 year that's about 46 percent of the sales price. but why is it so expensive to fix a smart phone. we'll examine foul believes the smartphone giants have made a very deliberate choice when it comes to their pricing policy and their manufacturing methods. figured out hasn't of us is the start for clipped the devices are often very firmly glued together and can't be open to enjoy the quote

for it's and these construction methods often make repairs were very very expensive and the messages could be better if we bought a new smartphone sleeve i know it's not for him to tell me. one company has built its business model around the long waits and expensive repairs of the tech giants i fixit sold specialized tools and replacement. parts for repairing smart phones and improvised instructions for free. stand fests just to scoop up a human down hoy's it's our experience that devices get repaired more frequently when people don't have to send their phones away for 4 or 6 weeks that it's. demise mentioned most people spend about half their lives on these devices and if it were easier to switch out a battery it would make it more likely that people kept their smartphones for a bit longer and maybe for 4 rather than just 2 years and that's what these are for

. there also will shops to teach people how to repair their phones rather than just discard them straight away. the settle that you know it's interesting to repair it yourself even if just for the sense of success when you're manager of it. i must say that when you click it it's also it's the simplest and the best way to save money and i enjoy term your mouth off. with you and doing it yourself rather than just buying another new phone that would look better if the phone make is also did they beat. us on walking on the hash. finally i know the manufacturers could help a lot of they made it easier to replace the 2 components that most frequently tend to break or give up the ghost guys. on the one hand the battery that's often code in. order for computers and the display which is often difficult to replace.

if you sure it's a great service so why use that global market leader issued the statement it's important that the repairs are carried out by specialists who dispose of or recycle the old components and replace them with new original parts that's the only way of ensuring the performance and long life of those devices in the future we had vies against amateurs carrying out repairs. no wonder so humid our phones get fixed. in a base case scenario the old devices end up in places like this one the recycling firm a rukus in western germany. andre is not and his colleague to be is cool and know that there are many other discarded devices out there. so issued the statement it's important that the repairs are carried out by specialists

who dispose of or recycle the old components and replace them with new original parts that's the only way of ensuring the performance and long life of those devices in the future we advise against amateurs carrying out repairs. no wonder so humid our phones get fixed. in the base case scenario the old devices end up in places like this one the recycling firm a rukus in western germany. andre is not and his colleague to be is cool and know that there are many other discarded devices out there. that are dust and see it on all the ins there we have 4 tons so maybe 25230000 faults. but that's not a lot on a few it was awful i have to say given the number of smart phones that are sold each year that only a fraction of that pure walk trot is doing your uncovered. many old

smartphones arriva not disposed of correctly or they languish unused for years and cupboards in people's homes. as well as plastic they contain valuable metals that could be recycled feehery. jamba new niggas and here we have the shredded cellphones you can see the plastic which will be a replacement sure you can also see copper of course they're also contain gold silver platinum in some cases probably to human hands ink where nickel nickel. to materials a salvaged in a number of states the recycling process reduces the need for mining in crisis regions body is very energy intensive and it's not possible to recover 2 of the component parts. also i

know more beautiful but we can recover about 70 percent of what goes into a smartphone. you know their materials are elements which is what we're talking about here that we can't sell which means that basically they're lost at least in terms of the metal value chain and they include the rare earth elements of the settlement you haven't. even here they can only recover 70 percent of these valuable commodities and only a fraction of all smartphones end up in professional recycling facilities in the 1st place the majority disappears into people's compass with the explosives. for example to the capital of ghana this west african country is regarded as a success story with its high economic growth and expanding middle class cellphones

and a status symbol here. but. devices that aren't worth repairing in germany often end up an actress tito lang from establishment to me. the idea of giving these used phones a 2nd life sounds good at 1st but not all of them can be repaired. now for a crime not is there any way are you going to get in on it if you're trying to trivialize they are you going out there someday and the problem is going to feel like you've got a solution to it you know i might not get to see you think the way. to. what's discarded here ends up in and. one of the dirtiest places in the world it's residents call it sort of and gomorrah it's time to some of the actors poorest residents they live here in the midst of the trash leaking out a living from the east wasted originates in more affluent countries. and.

everything is taking a pound of people and a few cents from the semiconductors uncomplicate bulls this is the last resting place for a lot of technological junk from industrialized nations. up on. the circuit boards and conductors are much in demand for this they contain valuable commodities like gold silver and copper. i'm in the phone business circuit boards storage cards i sell that to people who need something for inside the phones i throw away the things i can't sell like the old batteries and more. there are broken phones everywhere the old batteries pollute the environment because there aren't the facilities to recycle water.

the people salvaged one of the generates money like aluminum for example it's melted in these very basic facilities. the catch here is insufferable. and the toxic fumes are biting. more than your lungs. even children at present. the only way to have somebody be able to get you out of my life i'm with. them. because. i'm paying the awful fees. the so-called burners have the most dangerous job in a boat blush they've been charging devices cables and plugs to get the copper inside.

their health is damaged by the noxious fumes. only i saw one in an ago so they don't know i said look i mean we do the dirty work here. everyone cheats us. if i had the chance of another job i would take it. i would go up in the morning i would just line down week for the time to get out because all my body has been with. us walk off the map on its own i just woke up in the morning and i'm already strong and that good not good for children work alongside the adults here kids like needs to and cousy who are only 10 and 13 years old with a magnet and bare hands they collect small pieces of metal from the toxic remains of the trash. and indeed we sell it to help support our mom.

and the boys and a bit of additional cash to help their families scrape by but this does she work takes its toll. as professor usually has full bill from the university of ghana i can confirm. but children so you can affect your level system as the organ system can also affect your brain development in terms of kidney is one of the organs are. usually very affected mood. but how contamination is eyeball blushing and what danger to the people who live here thanks. to the soil sample should give an idea that. deliberately findings later show that the soil contains toxic heavy metals. asked nick team but in particular extremely high levels of lead.

and professor phobia tells us that these substances also accumulate in the bodies of the workers. among the we were. both the organic and inorganic compound. card me and make earl a certain length and all of this are highly toxic. metallic quo terms quite high far far far higher than what is throwing them but i don't relate to. the trend of buying a new smartphone every year has fatal consequences for people and their environment here in ghana. you choose the influences like you in as kanya to showcase the latest devices in a p.b.s. making buying recommendations and so encourage consumption. about it and you see

a lot of fun yet i think each one of us who consume something doesn't think as far as what happens to a product when it reaches the end of its life of course what we're doing is in essence promoting consumption of fun but we are at least not the one simply holding up the articles to the can. instead we're the ones who write the consumer goods and tell people which ones are good and which ones aren't. youngness kanya sees himself more as a product tester and as a sales assistant for the phone makers the question is whether he's many followers see it that way too. there are at least some manufacturers who are trying to make philips more environmentally friendly the german startup shift is among. its founders and to make their devices last long because conventional followings. if something does break the device is easy to make a. special thing about our

shift from is there a modular structure the parts that tend to wear out faster start the easiest to replace i can simply open the back of the phone and change the battery in just a few seconds and one under the screws here i can remove and replace the entire display and we can also access the camera if something goes wrong with it and the special thing is that we use a click to connect critics and the whole thing can be assembled like lego. shift also plans to make it possible to order parts years after purchase however because it's possible to unscrew the devices and also because of the normal functions and they are also client expensive. to listen to what shift of course our shift runs are a compromise to us as manufacturers you always have to focus on a particular selling point and for us this is the fact that our forms can be easily repaired. but we also want our devices to perform well there is no point in having

a sustainable device if it doesn't do what customers would normally expect. its. prices range from $400.00 euros for a basic version. $800.00 euros for the top of the range fine that's not exactly cheap but how does the shift phone rate in comparison with its competitors. you tube influence a year in is can you tested the ship 6 enough for a wait it came out in 2018 but it's still the latest model. a lighter hey peeps this is the shift 6 am a smartphone developed in germany is it a realistic alternative to more conventional smartphones and if so who might it appeal to you i've tested it thoroughly and share my thoughts with you in this video to. be honest tested the camera the device the software

performance and of course he evaluated its design. what i really liked about the device was the battery life and the responsive fingerprint sensor you could also increase it storage capacity but i didn't like was the camera's performance in low light situations and the video quality also the software isn't up to date and performance is a bit patchy of infinitely. so is the marginal smartphone from germany a realistic alternative. escape for us good you can buy a better smart phones for that money but they're not sustainable nor are they trying to be in this particular case you're paying about 150 to 200 euros more for modular design i think it's a realistic alternative for anyone prepared to pay that and just sees a smartphone as an everyday object as a tool it wouldn't appeal to nerds like me who are up to borderless designs and

thin designs and displays designs on displays and how lawful for these especially analysts. a much a smartphone is one possible way of making me industry more sustainable but she finds sales figures lag. found behind the market leaders continue to learn to decide that way for the forseeable future. so the situation in congo and guyana isn't likely to change anytime soon either and people here will continue to pay the price down throwaway consumers and. them and it's a big if you think of smart phones globally they tend to be replaced every 20 months or so that you know high tech figures on the most sustainable solution in general for digital devices is to use them for as long as possible before then. long lasting fungus that can be more easily repaired and higher recycling enclosure

would already go some way towards helping reduce the mountains of waste in guyana and making our use of smart phones significantly more sustainable. beethoven is for me. beethoven is for you. beethoven is for help. beethoven is for her.

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