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Recycling has been proposed as one of the main ways in which Nigeria can meet its waste disposal and management challenges.
Fortunately, Olamide Ayeni-Babajide, founder of Pearl Recycling, a social enterprise, recycling solid waste into beautiful works of art, makes his pieces to restore our environment. With waste products such as tires, bottles, newspapers, magazines, straws, plastic blankets, wood, unused CD bands, sea shells and all other solid waste, Olamide manufactures Beautiful usable household products. Olamide, a graduate in computer engineering, launched her company in 2014 after a trip to the United Arab Emirates in 2012, where she discovered a work of art that cost several hundred dirhams was made from corn shell.
In a documentary aired by ChannelsTV, Olamide explained that she decided to tackle waste differently than the way the government was tackling it.
“I noticed that waste is a general problem. Waste management is a problem in Nigeria that we’ve not been able to find a solution. Most times, we see government coming up with sanctions, threats and penalties and it’s not working. So, I felt, the best way to make it work is to find a solution where people can make money out of waste or turn waste to something good”
According to the company’s website, they are different from everyday interior furniture/décor merchants.
“Ours is a different blend of interior crafting where exquisite and off the shelf home, office and personal furniture and decors are made from recycled products like woods, bottles and metals. We make Tables, Chairs, Wall mirrors, Wall Frames and Flower vases from unused materials.”
Recycling has been proposed as one of the main ways in which Nigeria can meet its waste disposal and management challenges.
Fortunately, Olamide Ayeni-Babajide, founder of Pearl Recycling, a social enterprise, recycling solid waste into beautiful works of art, makes his pieces to restore our environment. With waste products such as tires, bottles, newspapers, magazines, straws, plastic blankets, wood, unused CD bands, sea shells and all other solid waste, Olamide manufactures Beautiful usable household products. Olamide, a graduate in computer engineering, launched her company in 2014 after a trip to the United Arab Emirates in 2012, where she discovered a work of art that cost several hundred dirhams was made from corn shell.
In a documentary aired by ChannelsTV, Olamide explained that she decided to tackle waste differently than the way the government was tackling it.
“I noticed that waste is a general problem. Waste management is a problem in Nigeria that we’ve not been able to find a solution. Most times, we see government coming up with sanctions, threats and penalties and it’s not working. So, I felt, the best way to make it work is to find a solution where people can make money out of waste or turn waste to something good”
According to the company’s website, they are different from everyday interior furniture/décor merchants.
“Ours is a different blend of interior crafting where exquisite and off the shelf home, office and personal furniture and decors are made from recycled products like woods, bottles and metals. We make Tables, Chairs, Wall mirrors, Wall Frames and Flower vases from unused materials.”
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