Yanhao Chen
Student Number: 21156854 University of Application: University College of London Programme of Application: MArch Architectural Design
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"Scrap Slumdog" Agbogblosh陀 is a nickname of a commercial district on the Korie Lagoon of the Odaw River, near the center of Accra, Ghana's capital city. Where waste from around the world is recycled for parts and precious metals, agbogbloshie's residents have worked with scrap dealers to develop a waste recycling industry called urban mining. But this activity leads to a lot of pollution. Harmful heavy metals from the garbage pollute the soil when they are buried and incineration of garbage produces a lot of toxic gases
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"Burner Boys" The 「ecyclers in Agbogb/oshie, who burn electronic waste to get precious metals, are known as burner boys because they often carry flamethrowers when they are working. This work involves exposure to toxic gases, however, because of Ghana's low Labour costs, they are among the poorest people in this recycling chain. Even so, the pressures of life drive underprivileged people and immigrants from Accra and across Ghana to Agbogblosh陀
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V Design Approach - New Recycle Process
In巾al sorting the scraps
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Components enter to the e-product workshop through
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Plastic waste enter to the plastic workshop
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Other scraps enter to the factory and incineration
Waste _-products shop
5 Metal waste enter to the blacksmith workshop
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Metal workshop recycling the metal into machines and
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these machines to the factory
7 Toxic gases through condensation enter to the water treatment plant
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Water treatment plant clean sewage into clean water and send
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Nobel metal after the incineration enter to the e-product
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Clean water through the pumps enter to the cropland,
it to pumps
workshop to assemble new circuit board with components
cropland harvest crops to food people in Agbogbloshie
The pea_丿ect aims to change Agbogb/oshie into a se廿 sufficiency small city. Any machines, buildings, tools are from recycling the scraps, and these machines, buildings and tools could recycle the new scraps advanced to create income for the people in Agbogbloshine. Incineration - the most polluting part, will be concentrated in a new plant, while toxic gases can be condensed and purified to turn into pure water for irrigation. With the water, cropland could provide the crops for the Agbogbloshie. The nobel metal after the incineration will enter to the e-products workshop, the experienced workers will assemble newcircuit board with components. It will give the higher value to the recycle products to increase income for the people in Agbogblosh 尼
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Plastic Shop