New report says 41 ##4 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 countries like Ghana , campaigners say . Shocking photographs from its subsidiary Accra show hundreds of electronic appliances in huge , filthy landfill sites . Some contain toxic materials like lead and zinc 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 .