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Smoke Rises as Plastic and Rubber Burn at Accra's Large Waste Dump

The Nov. 11 report described excavators working through refuse at the site.

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An excavator works among burning refuse as smoke rises over a waste site in Accra, Ghana. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)
An excavator works among burning refuse as smoke rises over a waste site in Accra, Ghana. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)

Plastic and rubber burned at a large waste site in Accra as black smoke rose above the refuse, France 24 reported Nov. 11. Excavators were working through the waste, the outlet said.

France 24 also described hazy conditions and an unpleasant smell associated with stagnant lagoon water.

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