Wecylcers Tackle Waste Management, Whilst Creating Businesses Opportunities in Nigerian Communities
Wecyclers, a Nigerian-based for-profit social enterprise, is dedicated to fostering environmental sustainability, driving socioeconomic development, and enhancing community health by offering accessible recycling services in densely populated urban areas. The organization empowers households to derive value from their waste while ensuring a steady supply of raw materials for the local recycling industry.
Tackling the urban waste challenge head-on, Wecyclers was established in 2012, at a time when only 40% of the Lago’s waste was collected, and a mere 13% was recycled. The enterprise has since been pivotal in transforming waste management practices in the city. Now there are Wecyclers drop off and collection points in in multiple locations (see below)
Residents living in slum conditions without formal waste collection services face numerous risks, including property damage, the spread of diseases like malaria, cholera, and dysentery, and significant psychological stress. Improper waste disposal often leads to clogged gutters and drainage systems, resulting in floods during heavy rains. Additionally, stagnant water pools created by trash become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other disease vectors. Unmanaged waste piles also pose challenges for community members, who must navigate blocked roadways and contend with smoke from frequent trash fires.
RECYCLYCLING COLLECTIBLES
Recycling with Rewards: The Wecyclers Francise and Model
Today, a greater portion of waste is collected, yet a significant amount still comprises recyclable materials that can be recovered to produce new goods more sustainably. This approach helps reduce the flow of materials into landfills and the natural environment.
Wecyclers has developed a rewards-for-recycling platform that incentivizes individuals in low-income communities to capture value from recyclable waste. This platform is built on a fleet of cost-effective, locally assembled cargo bikes known as “wecycles.” Collectors use these bikes to pick up recyclable waste from households and deliver the materials to collection, sorting, and packaging hubs located throughout Lagos. In return for their contributions, service subscribers are rewarded with points per kilogram of recycled waste, which can be exchanged for essential goods such as food and household items.
As Wecyclers has expanded since its founding, the organization has incorporated motorized tricycles, vans, and trucks to broaden its reach across the Lagos metropolis. This expansion enables Wecyclers to provide materials to manufacturers who transform the recyclable material into new products, including tissue paper, stuffing for bedding materials, sturdy plastic furniture, aluminum sheets, and nylon bags.
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Pickup Locations
Ebute Meta Hub- Ebute Meta
- Oyinbo
- Ajegunle
- Yaba
- Orile
- Alagomeji
- Costain
Surulere Hub- Surulere
- Pako Aguda
- Ijesha
- Itire
- Lawanson
- Ojuelegba
Makoko Hub- Makoko
- Iwaya
- Onike
- Sabo
- Abule Oja
- Abule Ijesha
- Old Yaba Road
Olalekan: +2348035259274
Magodo Hub- Magodo
- Magodo Phase 2
- Ketu
- Ikosi
- Ikeja
- Agidingbi
- CMD Road
Garfar: +2348168285805
Ogba Hub- Ogba
- Allen
- Berger Road
Garfar: +2348168285805
Ejigbo Hub- Ejigbo
- Adeniyi
- Agunlejika
- NNPC
- Idimu Road
- Iyana Ejigbo
- Isolo
Mrs Taiwo: +2348029353186
Ikorodu Hub- Ikorodu
- Ijede
- Elepe
- Oke-Eletu
- Gberigbe
- Eleshin
- Igbe
- Itamaga
- Abule Eko
Mr Segun: +2348034981299
Wecyclers Recycling Exchange Locations
Gbagada Phase 2Address:
Canterbury Health Consult, 20B Lanre Awolokun St, Gbagada, Lagos.
Phone Number:
09088380354
IkoroduAddress:
Ikorodu-Epe road, Beside Azab mega filling station, Sabo, Ikorodu.
Phone Number:
09088380350
Iyana IpajaAddress:
Alagbaa round about, beside Okeyson motors Iyana-Ipaja- Agege motor garage, Iyana Ipaja.
Phone Number:
08161175819
Lagos Island.Address:
149, Bamgbose street, Lagos Island, Lagos.
Phone Number:
09088380349
GbagadaAddress:
behind Ifako Playground, Ifelodun Street, Opposite, Ora Ekpen Cres, Gbagada 100242, Lagos
Phone Number:
09088380353
Jakande-LekkiAddress:
Jakande Estate, Beside Elegushi Market, Leki, Phase 1, Lekki Penninsula II, Lekki
Phone Number:
09088380352
ObalendeAddress:
Number 44, Obalende road, Obalende, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Phone Number:
09088380360
BadoreAddress:
Badore Primary Health Centre, Addo Rd, Lambasa, Lagos
Phone Number:
09088380358
Agunlejika HubMap unavailable
Address:
Agunlejika Street, Off Ijesha road, Surulere, Lagos
Phone Number:
+2348188326085
IjoraAddress:
Lawani Oguntayo Rd, Ijora Olopa 102272, Lagos
Phone Number:
+2348188326085
Nigerian BreweriesAddress:
Nigerian Breweries Plc, Iganmu House, Abebe Village Rd, Iganmu 101241, Lagos
Phone Number:
09088380367
AbesanAddress:
Sector 10, School Bus Stop behind Abesan Secondary School
Phone Number:
09088380356
WREX Curbside Locations
- Obalende
- Iyana-Ipaja
- Lekki
- Ikorodu
- Gbagada
