About us

We don’t just recycle Lagos—we return it to use

Reuse8 – “Born in Lagos, Built for Africa”,

Lagos’ Rewards-Driven Recycling Network

Reuse8 is Lagos’ fastest-growing waste-to-wealth company. We turn the items you throw away—PET bottles, used cans, newspapers and cartons—into instant cash, groceries, data and more.

In Yoruba, “re” means to return, and “use” speaks for itself—return to use. We tucked an 8 beside the word to honour the often-forgotten eighth “R” of waste management. Reuse8 comes with a combined track record in areas not limited to just picking bottles but after Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, Repurpose, and Recycle comes the final stop:

On the streets of Lagos, Ikeja, Surulere, Yaba, Victoria Island, Eti-Osa, our riders see plastic sachets, PET bottles and rusty tins not as trash but as material in motion—resources waiting to loop back into Lagos life. reuse8 exists to keep that loop spinning, turning every household, school and office into a micro-refinery that feeds our city instead of draining it.

We are reuse8. We don’t just recycle Lagos—we return it to use

reuse8 – Because the best waste is the one that never becomes waste.

How?

A simple point-and-pay system.

• Register once (online, WhatsApp).
• Sort your waste and log it in the Reuse8 website.
• A bike or electric van collects within hours.

The more you sort, the more you earn. No delays, no middle-men—just Lagos moving from linear to circular, one household at a time.

Who are we?

Reuse8 Limited is a dedicated social enterprise with a mission to enrich lives and sustain a healthy environment. By giving post-consumer and post-industrial plastics and metals a second life, we not only contribute to environmental sustainability but also create meaningful impact in our communities. Our recycling initiatives provide job opportunities for unskilled men and women, offering them a pathway to stable employment and financial independence.

Furthermore, we support low-income households by providing alternative sources of income through waste recycling, helping them achieve their financial goals and improve their quality of life.

At Reuse8, we believe in creating a positive difference in society, one recycled item at a time, and ensuring a brighter future for the next generation.

What we do?

We are committed to harvesting recyclables from our surrounding communities through our recycling rewards programs and our agents. We mainly receive collectible waste items such as PET bottles, glass containers, Used beverage cans, and batteries, etc. directly from consumers thereby generating very neat materials that have not been mingled with dirt and impurities. This adds huge value to the recycling process as it reduces the cost of washing and assures better quality material free from contaminants.

How we do it?

Reuse8 Partnership program, registered households, individual subscribers, schools, event centers as well as our volunteers and agents bring in recyclable items which are in turn exchanged for cash rewards, calculated according to the weight and value of materials being recycled. Subscribers are to bring their recyclable items to any of our hubs closest to them.

The items are weighed and the value of items is determined from the measured weight. Each type of material recycled has a price per kilogram (you can call or contact any of our hubs for the current price). Gift items are disbursed at the recycling hub or cash rewards are being paid into subscribers’ accounts. (You can sign up using the green button on this page).

The received items are then processed for export in the form of PET flakes, Baled UBCs, Crushed PPs, Aluminium profiles, etc.