Guiyu, China's Electronic eWaste Village | Chinas Electronic Waste Dumping Grounds Pictures | Worlds Biggest Electronic Waste Du

Guiyu, China breaks down much of the world's discarded electronics, slowly poisoning itself in the process.



The city of Guiyu is home to 5,500 businesses devoted to processing discarded electronics, known as e-waste. According to local websites, the region dismantles 1.5 million pounds of junked computers, cell phones and other devices a year.




The niche industry employs tens of thousands of people, many of them in small, family-run workshops.








Photographs by Chien-min Chung / Reportage by Getty