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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsSocio-Economic, Health and Environmental Aspects of Child Waste Picking Activity at Africa's Largest DumpsiteAmos Oluwole Taiwo, Olanrewaju Timothy Dada, Adetola Samuel Ayoola, Gbemiga Bolade FaniranThis study examined the social, economic, health, and environmental aspects of child waste picking at the Olusosun dumpsite in Lagos, Nigeria. A questionnaire was administered through the convenience sampling technique to 150 child waste pickers. Findings showed that recovering materials from the dumpsite involved physical energy and manually-operated rudimentary tools. A majority (62.0%) of the child waste pickers were males … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 3 · 2 Jul 2022 · 7,563 accessesView PDFCite