Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade
By Chidi Nzeadibe & Chinedu Onyishi & Christian Ezeibe Ph.D & Gerald Ezirim & Peter Mbah - The Conversation
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The megacity of Lagos has an estimated population of 24 million . And it s constantly growing, putting additional strain on a city that already has serious challenges. They include heavy traffic congestion, flooding, air pollution and solid waste generation.
The waste economy in Lagos is huge. It is well connected with the domestic formal economy and has also established links into trans-border trade with neighbouring and distant countries.