Marketplace for Recyclables & Beyond: Connecting Waste Collectors with Opportunity
In Lagos, waste collection is more than environmental—it’s a lifeline for thousands of people, especially women and unemployed youth. At LWF, the Marketplace for Recyclables & Waste Streams bridges local collectors with businesses, ensuring fair trade, transparency, and dignity for all. This platform doesn’t just handle recyclables—it brings value to everything from household waste to metal scraps, plastics to paper, and beyond.
Who Benefits—and How
Collectors & Communities
- Bring your sorted materials—PET bottles, paper, cans, scrap metal, even textiles—to our collection hubs.
- Receive fair, standardized pricing—no more exploitation by middlemen.
- Be treated with dignity and respect—we value the work you do in keeping Lagos clean.
Buyers & Recyclers
- Tap into a reliable supply of locally sourced materials at competitive rates.
- Skip the hassles and high costs of imports by connecting directly with local collectors.
- Strengthen your operations while supporting Lagos’ grassroots workers.
The Whole Value Chain
By forging a fair, transparent link between collectors and buyers, our platform creates mutual value—for the environment, the economy, and the city.
What Makes It Different
Inclusive Waste Streams
Our marketplace isn’t limited to plastic. We welcome a wide variety of recyclable and reusable waste—ensuring that no resource is left behind.
Empowerment Through Fair Trade
This isn’t just a marketplace—it’s a movement that shifts the narrative from “waste picking is shameful” to “waste collection is critical and respected work.”
Why This Matters for Lagos
- Elevating Livelihoods: Collectors earn more fairly and work in better conditions.
- Boosting Local Economy: Buyers get the raw materials they need locally, reducing costs and dependency.
- Closing the Loop: By optimizing the circular economy, we reduce landfill burden and environmental harm.
- Transforming Perceptions: We rewrite the story—from waste as trash to waste as opportunity.
How It Works (Quick Guide)
- Bring Your Materials
Drop off sorted recyclables or repurpose-able waste at designated collection hubs. - Get Fair Value
Receive transparent pricing with minimal fees—keep more of your earnings. - Enter the Marketplace
Buyers browse available materials and connect with collectors directly. - Earn & Impact
Collectors receive payment quickly. Buyers benefit from lower-cost inputs. Lagos gets cleaner.
Join the Movement
Whether you're a collector, recycler, or just someone who cares—this is about more than waste. It's economic empowerment, environmental responsibility, and social change, rolled into one.
Join us—register as a collector, sign up as a buyer, spread the word, or get involved in building the app. Together, we can transform the narrative around waste—and lives—in Lagos.