In particular, Essick found a lot of e-rubbish goes to Ghana. There, he saw mountains of old computers in the local markets. The sellers resell some not much equipment works. Instead, they recycle the broken but computers by melting the parts inside. These parts contain a little metal such as copper or even gold sometimes. However, this process of recycling is dangerous for the workers because it produces a lot of toxic chemicals.
As a result of his journey, Peter Essick thinks it's important to stop exporting rubbish. It's bad for the environment and it's bad for people's Instead, he believes manufacturers need to produce more eco-friendly electronics in the future: in other words, electronic products which you can senten! recycle cheaply safely and in the country where they were made.