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How much waste do you produce each day? Our waste is sorted into different categories so that it can be appropriately processed by specialized recycling companies. But what if trash that should have been recycled is not for some reason, and ends up being disposed in some faraway country?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the studio of Mago Nagasaka, artist and president of MAGO CREATION, electronic waste arrives regularly from Ghana\u2019s slums. Among this mix of garbage are gaming consoles, cell phones… gadgets familiar to all of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRecycling something takes a huge amount of money and work. Throwing something away costs you as much as it was worth. To cut costs, you can send two or three containers to Ghana and let them deal with it, and sadly, that is exactly what some companies choose to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Nagasaka experienced this absurd reality in Ghana first-hand. Since then, he transforms electronic trash into art, not only to raise awareness of the poverty and environmental issues but also to build a recycling plant right there in Agbobloshie, Ghana with the profits from his art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI believe in the power of art\u201d\u2014 this is Mr. Nagasaka\u2019s conviction. But what made him go to Ghana and why did he start making art from electronic waste? In the second part of this story, we talk with Mr. Nagasaka about his solution approaches and his business model, as well as his vision for the future he wants to see.<\/p>\n\n\n
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