sarrki:


You don't need to rant .

Pass your message and don't insult

Oooh forgotten that's signs of wailers

Dexema:
Waste and scavenging business will always thrive in a populated city like Lagos. On the other hand, I have recently learnt to respect people who have decided to embrace legal modes of living no matter what they do.

Mynd44:
Nigerian Journalists are really something else



And



With this amount of average earning, does there have to be a recession before people take this profession?

Even without recession, how much do civil servants earn? How much do private school teachers earn?

Just imagine, and flexible hours too yet this journalist seem to think it is caused by recession. No, the pay is freaking attractive to a lot of people

Mynd44:
Nigerian Journalists are really something else



And



With this amount of average earning, does there have to be a recession before people take this profession?

Even without recession, how much do civil servants earn? How much do private school teachers earn?

Just imagine, and flexible hours too yet this journalist seem to think it is caused by recession. No, the pay is freaking attractive to a lot of people

Mynd44:
Nigerian Journalists are really something else



And



With this amount of average earning, does there have to be a recession before people take this profession?

Even without recession, how much do civil servants earn? How much do private school teachers earn?

Just imagine, and flexible hours too yet this journalist seem to think it is caused by recession. No, the pay is freaking attractive to a lot of people

Mynd44:
Nigerian Journalists are really something else



And



With this amount of average earning, does there have to be a recession before people take this profession?

Even without recession, how much do civil servants earn? How much do private school teachers earn?

Just imagine, and flexible hours too yet this journalist seem to think it is caused by recession. No, the pay is freaking attractive to a lot of people

Agimor:
What I deduce from this piece is that they didn't go into the business because of recession like the Op is trying to paint it, rather they delve into the business of the high returns.

Mynd44:
Nigerian Journalists are really something else



And



With this amount of average earning, does there have to be a recession before people take this profession?

Even without recession, how much do civil servants earn? How much do private school teachers earn?

Just imagine, and flexible hours too yet this journalist seem to think it is caused by recession. No, the pay is freaking attractive to a lot of people

Acidosis:
^ ^ So why haven't you all picked up scavenging jobs, or do you earn 200k monthly?

Like scavenging job, sh!t business is also lucrative but people will always ignore such jobs until poverty strikes harder.

Majority of the players in that industry were forced into it. There are other decent, and less-paying jobs they could have grabbed if available.


Be that as it may, I am proud of those labourers, at least for embracing a legal job. Armed robbery is equally lucrative and in fact, more lucrative than oil and gas jobs, yet people mostly embrace robbery in recession.

You all want us to believe scavenging isn't a result of recession, yet you are all snoring, and hailing over 30k stipends from Buhari. Hypocrites!

Acidosis:
^ ^ So why haven't you all picked up scavenging jobs, or do you earn 200k monthly?

Like scavenging job, sh!t business is also lucrative but people will always ignore such jobs until poverty strikes harder.

Majority of the players in that industry were forced into it. There are other decent, and less-paying jobs they could have grabbed if available.


Be that as it may, I am proud of those labourers, at least for embracing a legal job. Armed robbery is equally lucrative and in fact, more lucrative than oil and gas jobs, yet people mostly embrace robbery in recession.

You all want us to believe scavenging isn't a result of recession, yet you are all snoring, and hailing over 30k stipends from Buhari. Hypocrites!

Acidosis:



We can do a survey. I can assure you that 9 out of 10 Nigerian graduates will embrace Buhari's 30k over a 60k scavenging job.

Mynd44:
Nigerian Journalists are really something else



And



With this amount of average earning, does there have to be a recession before people take this profession?

Even without recession, how much do civil servants earn? How much do private school teachers earn?

Just imagine, and flexible hours too yet this journalist seem to think it is caused by recession. No, the pay is freaking attractive to a lot of people

9jakohai:
Very sad....but at the same time, if Nigerians can use this opportunity to turn waste to wealth....ie set up recycling plants.....this can take us out of recession and provide more jobs.

It isn't bad news.

What some rich investors should do is turn the waste to useful things....like building power plats fuelled by waste, and using the raw materials from waste to fuel our industrial development.

There is a silver lining in every cloud.

Acidosis:



We can do a survey. I can assure you that 9 out of 10 Nigerian graduates will embrace Buhari's 30k over a 60k scavenging job.

mapet:


In fact, as I was reading the report I asked myself if the body of the report was for another title. some of our journalist are crude, unprofessional and can never grow.

This report simply points to the positives in waste-to-wealth

9jakohai:
Very sad....but at the same time, if Nigerians can use this opportunity to turn waste to wealth....ie set up recycling plants.....this can take us out of recession and provide more jobs.

It isn't bad news.

What some rich investors should do is turn the waste to useful things....like building power plats fuelled by waste, and using the raw materials from waste to fuel our industrial development.

There is a silver lining in every cloud.

Amanwulu1:
it is not nigerian journalists but ur understanding. D emphasis is on more nigerians. meaning dat scavenging dump-site didn't start wit recession but recession has made many who ordinarily wouldn't go there to go there.

gypsey:
yes but the people scavenging the waste needed to be mentioned, whether they are scavenging because of the recession, because they are jobless, because they enjoy the smell of the dumbsite, scavenging for a hobby, fun or because they are poor and hungry. otherwise the report would not be fundamentally reported.

mapet:


Bros,

Trust me, there is nothing sad in it. This is something a lot of people have been making good money from over 20yrs ago till now. If you're not ashamed, and you like this business, then it is sustainable. The reporter is just lazy not to have done his homework well

rawpadgin:
shebi lagosians voted for buhari

them never see anything

mapet:


Since the report avers that the average take home pay of a typical scavenger is 3x the national minimum wage, then the thrust of the report falls flat. Recession is something people can give as excuse, yes, but I could not draw the nexus between the impact of recession and scavenging as reported in this piece.

ZKOSOSO:
Talents Hunt. They could discover Mungo Park right there....

mapet:


Bros,

Without a certified stats, your submission falls flat. There is a young lady from Kwara state, a graduate of Uni-Ilorin that started We-cyclers. She is trendly internationally at the moment.

My business plan/MBA project at business school 7-8years ago was on Waste Management Business and I can tell you that this is an industry that is under-tapped, yet-to-be structured, yet there is a lot of money being made by people already in it. If the journalist that put up the rubbish report is not lazy, he would have found out that these scavengers are actually feeders to bigger collectors in the value-chain. For example, there is a huge demand from China for plastic pellets. The scavengers to feed this market collect as little as pure-water sachet which is processed into pellets.

These people collect with raffia bags, We-cyclers collect with customized tricycles. Graduates are coming into this business and will "spin" the industry

mapet:


Bros,

Without a certified stats, your submission falls flat. There is a young lady from Kwara state, a graduate of Uni-Ilorin that started We-cyclers. She is trendly internationally at the moment.

My business plan/MBA project at business school 7-8years ago was on Waste Management Business and I can tell you that this is an industry that is under-tapped, yet-to-be structured, yet there is a lot of money being made by people already in it. If the journalist that put up the rubbish report is not lazy, he would have found out that these scavengers are actually feeders to bigger collectors in the value-chain. For example, there is a huge demand from China for plastic pellets. The scavengers to feed this market collect as little as pure-water sachet which is processed into pellets.

These people collect with raffia bags, We-cyclers collect with customized tricycles. Graduates are coming into this business and will "spin" the industry

Acidosis:


I agree with you sir but there is a huge difference between an average MBA (waste management) guy and a scavenger.

You have to visit Ojota dump site to understand the modus operandi of a scavenger.

gypsey:
you know exactly what you are talking about! i worked with a recycling company here in England and i have been wondering on how one can venture into a medium scale Recycling company in nigeria as the Recycling business in nigeria from what i ve witnessed when ever i am in nigeria, is untapped, i saw millions of plastic bottles, bags, cardboards and scrapped vehicles Abbandoned all over streets corners waiting to be Recycled
Europe has been Recyling for years infact most Governments in europe like Germany and UK make a national bugget for Recyling only.

I can see you are passionate about this issue. and i can understand your position.