Scrap Dealers Association of Nigeria (SDAN)

Lagos, Nigeria

Primary information

Year formed

2005

Language

English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba

Type of members

Members employ waste pickers

Occupation of members

Scrap dealers

Type of Organization

Association

Organizational Reach

Local

Workplace of members

Dumpsite

Membership

Yes

Organization Structure

Chairman, Secretary

Objectives

Keep local area clean, improve working conditions, capacity building, promote the rights of waste pickers, improve livelihoods

Women composition

Social networking sites

Benefits

Member benefits

Id cards

Services

Are they selling to middlemen?

Yes

Activities

Selling materials

Complementary Information

Information source

Africa 2012

Comments / Narrative

The Association was formed as a body to represent the Scraps and Waste dealers in Nigeria and engage with federal, state and local government agencies. Also to help factories /companies source some of their raw materials within the country. One future plan is to build and own a recycling plant where the waste pickers can sell their metal waste.