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Nigeria depends heavily on money from its oil exports.
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Nigeria depends heavily on money from its oil exports.
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But businesswoman Ifedolapo Runsewe has identified another local resource that brings in money: used car tires.
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Last year, Runsewe set up the Freetown Waste Management Recycle factory in Ibadan, a city in southwest Nigeria.
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Workers there turn old tires into material used for paving bricks, floors and other goods that are in high demand in the country.
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"Creating something new from something that will otherwise be lying somewhere as waste was part of the motivation," Runsewe told Reuters.
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Waste removal systems are poor in Nigeria.
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In villages, towns and cities, large amounts of waste are a common sight.
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People often burn the waste at night because safer removal methods are not available.
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Tires are often found among the waste.
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The Freetown factory depends on people who collect old tires from areas where waste is left.
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They are paid 70 to 100 naira, or 17 to 24 cents, for each tire.
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Some tires are also supplied directly by automobile repairmen like Akeem Rasaq.
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He told Reuters he is happy to have found a place where he can make some money from old tires.
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Freetown started operations with just four employees.
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The factory now has 128 workers.
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So far, more than 100,000 tires have been recycled into everything from speed bumps to soft paving for playgrounds.
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Houssam Azem is the founder of the Lagos Jet Ski Riders Club.
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He bought paving bricks from Freetown for a children's play area.
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"It is important to support anybody that recycles in our country," he said.
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Azem added: "Taking tires... and turning them into what children can play on, I think it is a win-win for everybody."
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I'm Jonathan Evans.
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