It is quite alarming the way Nigerians haphazardly dispose their waste scattered and loitering their surroundings, thereby causing harmful diseases if not properly disposed.
Research has shown that million metric tonnes of waste is being generated from Africa annually. According to the World Bank Urban Development series reports currently produces just about 70 million tons of waste every year. With its rapid urbanization and growing economies waste production in Africa will exceed 160million by the year 2025.
About 75 % of Nigerians are ignorant of the fact that they generate a lot wealth from Africa's huge waste market.
Lagos, Nigeria's most populous city of over 160million people, produces up to 10000 metric tons of waste every day. And much of the these waste is not collected.
This uncollected waste leads to clogged waterways and unsightly heaps of trash that often lines the the streets.
Now using Nigeria as a case study research has shown that there no mega recycling plant in the country and waste disposal still remains a headache for both the government and the citizens, especially when it comes to plastics, nylons, cans, paper, clothes e.t.c
But some states like Lagos state are making progress in the area of waste management recycling.
So in the course of today's post we will be looking at what waste is all about, types of waste, and it various recycling processes, importance of waste recycling, waste management, the vast opportunities in the Africa's huge waste market.

What Is Waste?
Waste is any trash, garbage, rubbing refuse, you don't need again you discharge because they can be harmful. Waste comes in various shapes and sizes ranging from an old toothbrush or a scrap the body of
a school bus.
Type of waste
Generally was could be liquid or solid waste. Both could be hazardous. Liquid and Solid types can also be group organic, re-useable
Here some type of waste outlined as follows :
*Liquid waste :can come in non solid form. Some can also be converted into a liquid form for disposal. It includes point sources and non point source discharges like storm water and waste. A good example liquid waste are water I septic tanks, wash water from homes, liquid used for cleaning in industries and waste detergents.

*Solid Waste :Are waste mostly any form of garbage, refuse or rubbish that we can maybe in our homes and industries. Which includes an old car tyres, old newspapers, broken furniture and food waste. They may include any waste that is non liquid.

*Hazardous Waste :Hazardous or harmful are kind of waste that could be inflamable (can easily explode) corrosive (Can easily eat through metal) or toxic (poisonous to human and animals). In most developed countries, it is required by law to involve appropriate authority to supervise the disposal of such hazardous waste such as fire extinguisher, old propane tanks, pesticides, mecury-containing- equipment e.g thermostat and lamp, fluorescent bulb and batteries.

What is Waste Recycling?
Recycling is the processing of used material into a new, useful products,
This done to use of raw materials that would have been used.
Recycling also uses less energy and is a great way of controlling air, water and land pollution.
An effective recycling start with the household or the where the waste was created. In most developed countries the authorities helps households with bin bags with label on them. Household then sort out the waste themselves and place them in the right bags for collection.
This makes the work much more easier.

*Recyclable Waste :Recycling is processing used waste material into a more new and useful end product. This is done to reduce the use of raw materials that have been used.
This is waste that can be recycled as the term implies
Aluminum product - Soda, milk and tomato cans.

-Aluminum Recycling process :
1.Collection:Local Council provide special can recycling containers(bins) that are clearly marked. This what helps people know how to place them. Cans includes soda, fruit and vegetable cans. Trucks come for these at pick up spot and transports them to the recycling centers. Can may be metal and steel cans. But people do not know the difference.

2.Preparation:At the collection center, a huge magnets is rolled over them as they move on the convey belt to pull out the metal and steel cans. Then aluminum can are washed, crushed and condensed into 30pounds briquettes for other companies for further processing The rest is also sorted and sent to the recycling centers.

3. Melting :The Crush cans are loaded into a burning furnance, Where all printing designs on the can is removed melted blended with new (Virgin) aluminum. The molten (liquid) aluminum is poured into moulds and made into bars called ingots.

4 Sheets:The ingots are then fed into power roller which flatten them into thin sheets of aluminum of about 25.4 thickness. These things sheets are rolled into coils and sold or sent to an can making factories. They use aluminum coils to prepare cans and containers for other foods and drink manufacturers.
It is estimated that can collected and recycled takes up to 60days to appear in the shops again as new cans.

-Plastic :grocery shopping bag, plastic bottles,

-Glass Materials :Wine and beer bottles, broken glass.

Glass Recycling Process.
1. Collection :Many cities have collection spots. Trucks may also pick them also from your home or you might need to take them to a point in your town. In all cases try to do what the waste recycling representative suggested. So be sure you know the various kinds of glass collected from your home. Always wash and separate into the required grades for collection

2. Cleaning and Crushing :The glass is transported the processing plants where contaminants such as metal caps and plastic sleeves are removed Different grades are treated separately.
Clean glass is then crushed into small pieces called called. Cullet is high in demand from glass manufacturers. It melts at lower temperature and is cheaper than raw glass materials.

3. Ready for use:The Cullet then transport to glass making factories. Here it is mixed with sand soda ash and limestone. It is heated at a very high temperature and melted into liquid glass. This liquid is poured into moulds and it gives the glass its shape. Glass is used for many things depending on what grade they were recycled glass include fibre - glass, counteracts, bottles and jars.

-Paper Materials:used envelopes, newspapers, magazines, carboxes

Paper recycling process:
1.Collection:The biggest task for paper recycling companies is probably the collection and transportation.
This because we always add paper to other waste item and they get contaminated with food, plastic and metals. Sometimes collected paper is sent back to the landfill because they are too contaminated for use.
Try to keep waste paper in separate grades at home or in the office. For example do not mix newspaper and corrupted boxes up.
All paper recovered is sent to the recycling center where it is packed, graded put into bales and sent to paper mill the paper is stored in a warehouse until it is needed

2.Repulping and Screening :These waste materials being collected from the shelves, they are moved into the a big paper grinding machine known as a vat (pulper) where the paper is chopped into tiny pieces mixed water and chemical and heated up to turn them into organic plants material called fibre. After it is screened to remove contaminants such bits of plastic and globs of glue.


3. Deinking:This involves 'washing' the pulp with chemical to remove printing ink and glue residue. Sometimes a process called flotation is applied to further remove stubborn stains and stickies. Flotation involves the use of chemical and air to create bubbles which absorb the stickies in the pulp.

4. Refining Bleaching Color Stripping :Refining involves beating the recycled paper to make them ideal for making. After refining additional chemical are added to remove any dyes from the paper. It is then bleached to white and brighten it up.

5. Paper Making :This stage, the pulp is ready to use for paper. Sometimes new pulp (Virgin pulp) is added to give it extra strength smoothness water added to pulp and spray onto a large metal screen in continuous mode.
The water is drained on the screen and fibres begin to bond with each other. As it through the paper making machines press roller squeeze out more water, heat them dry and coat them up.
They are then finished into rolls.
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OP @efumnaya this would require huge capital, talk about the machines used to recycle the trash.... is there any way an average investor could come in?

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Nigeria can become Africa's recycling hub

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