Informal Sector Dynamics in Urban Solid Waste Governance: Scavengers, Scrap Dealers, and the Politics of Unrecognized Labour in Zaria, Nigeria
The informal sector remains the de facto backbone of solid waste collection in many low-income African cities, yet it is routinely absent from formal governance frameworks. This study appraises the scale, structure and institutional standing of informal waste actors - scavengers, scrap dealers and unregistered collecto...