http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/30/nigerian-recycling-initiative-proves-its-not-all-about-hi-tech-solutions

Nigerian recycling initiative proves it?s not all about hi-tech solutions

Winner of the Sustainia Award 2014, Wecyclers enables low-income
communities to make money from waste and while it?s a low-tech
innovation, its impact is high

Laura Storm
Thursday 30 October 2014 19.15 GMT

When it comes to climate change, we have the bad habit of focusing on
the first part of the story, the part about the problem, and forgetting
the second part about the many available solutions. These solutions are
speeding up recycling, slowing down emissions and providing sustainable
alternatives to plastic, air conditioning, smartphones and fast fashion.