‘Lifescaping’ toxicants: Locating and living with e‐waste in Tanzania

Based on fieldwork in an informal scrap recycling workshop, this article explores how unregulated electronic waste (e-waste) handling activities Dar es Salaam expose workers to toxic substances as part of their livelihoods. These economic are situated the urban landscape within surrounding global flows e-waste and demonstrate reflect seek mitigate exposures they encounter daily life. The concept ‘lifescaping’ is used show how, while may be aware make best tricky situations various ways, have limited access information about dangers must develop own strategies by performing micro-actions through which hope protect themselves.