Olusosun Landfill

• Largest rubbish dump in Africa and one of the largest globally
• Has provided jobs, entertainment and recycling
• Receives 10000 tonnes of rubbish a day
• 1000 homes exist in shanty towns

  Residents work at the dump scavenging for scrap to sell

  Now has shops, restaurants, a mosque and cinemas
• Residents search through waste by hand to pick out valuable items to sell
• Methane produced by the landfill site can be harnessed for energy

  If done it can provide enough energy to power a nearby town