New report says 16 million tonnes of electronic waste worth a staggering £34billion was discarded in 2014 . Countries illegally export 'millions of tonnes ' of e-waste annually to African nations like Ghana , campaigners say . Shocking photographs from its capital Accra show thousands of discarded appliances in huge , filthy landfill sites . Some contain toxic materials like lead and mercury which damage environment and people sifting through them .
New report says 41 million metric tonnes of electronic waste worth a staggering £34billion was discarded in 2014 . Countries illegally export 'millions of tonnes ' of e-waste annually to African nations like Ghana , campaigners say . Shocking photographs from its capital Accra show thousands of discarded appliances in huge , filthy landfill sites . Some contain toxic materials like lead and mercury which damage environment and people sifting through them .