Recycling to Turn Trash into Cash
Two projects that make life better for people keeping rubbish off the streets

Two projects that make life better for people keeping rubbish off the streets
Rubbish littering the streets is a problem all around the world but collecting it can also be a vital source of income. Two projects, thousands of miles apart, are trying to clean up the streets and make life better for rubbish collectors at the same time. In Nigeria, a start-up called Wecyclers is helping people profit from their waste, with the help of bicycles, tricycles and an incentives system. In Brazil, a phone app called Cataki is helping connect litter pickers and people with rubbish in an attempt to professionalise these informal recyclers.
Presenter: Tom Colls Reporters: Amelia Martyn-Hemphill, William Kremer
Photo Caption: Wecyclers in action in Lagos Photo Credit: BBC