Waste or Wealth? The Problem LAGOS, NIGERIA 3 4 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Waste or Wealth? ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡

The Problem

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LOCAL RECYCLING FIRMS STRUGGLE TO EFFICIENTLY COLLECT WASTE

THE WECYCLERS SOLUTION

Wecyclers offers convenient household recycling service using a fleet of low-cost cargo bikes

Step 1: Registration

Tobi registering young children during a sensitization drive in Ebute-Metta, Lagos in February 2013

Tobi and Ojiugo registering a customer in Ebute-Metta, Lagos in February 2013

Ola running to register with Wecyclers in Ebute-Metta Lagos in February 2013

Step 2: Collection

Femi, DJ and Yusuf on their way to collect waste in Surulere Lagos in September 2013

A wecycle at work in Surulere Lagos in October 2012

Bimpe with her bag of recyclables in Surulere Lagos in October 2012

Femi loading his wecycle with recyclables collected from the Adekunle household in Surulere, Lagos in September 2013

Step 3: Process and Sell Material

Sacks of “pure water sachets” before sale

Collected PET bottles

Truck being loaded for delivery to a local recycler

Step 4: Reward Subscribers

Ikechukwu displaying his cellphone with his points SMS in Surulere, Lagos in October 2012

Victoria with her iron reward in Surulere, Lagos in October 2012

Mrs Balogun and Mrs Amao receiving their prize of a television in Surulere, Lagos in April 2013

THE WECYCLERS TEAM

WECYCLERS MANAGEMENT TEAM Bola Akeju Bilikiss Jonathan Kola Health, Safety Adebiyi-Abiola CTO and Environment CEO Manager Recognition Friends

The Possibilities

OUR DREAM FOR LAGOS Reach Recycle Create 730,000 tons 4 million 100,000 of waste households direct jobs PET plastic, LDPE sachets registered for collection service and aluminum cans

THE OPPORTUNITY IN LAGOS The supply gap With limited recycling in place, ¡ ¡ large quantities of waste end up in plastic bottles (PET) communities or landfill 70,000 tons per year ¡ ¡ aluminum cans and other metal 183,000 tons per year 730,000 tons per year pure water sachets and other of plastic, sachets and cans plastics 477,000 tons per year Source: LAWMA, Indorama Group

TRENDS AND END USES pure water sachets aluminum cans plastic bottles and other plastics and other metals 70,000 tons per year 477,000 tons per year 183,000 tons per year Price trend for the past 5 years Plastic bottles Pure water sachets Aluminum cans and other plastics and other metals Possible Uses T-shirt Shoes Bin bag Diesel Bicycle Aluminum can

Thank you Waste is wealth ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡