Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Size, Share, By Source (Bottles, Non-Bottle Rigid Plastics, and Flexible Plastics), By End Use (Packaging, Construction, Automotive, Textiles, Electronics, and Consumer Goods), and Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Insights, Industry Trend, Forecasts to 2035.

Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Insights Forecasts to 2035

• Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Size 2024: 2.46 Million Tons
• Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Size 2035:  4.28 Million Tons
• Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market CAGR 2024: 5.16%
• Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Segments: Source and End Use

The Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Size encompasses the economic sector for collecting, processing, and ultimately creating finished products from recycled plastic waste materials as well as producing raw materials for manufacturing with recycled plastic materials. Due to the growth of urbanisation across Nigeria and an increase in consumer products, Nigeria generates millions of tonnes of plastics every year diverted from landfills or recycling centres.

The plastic recycling in Nigeria are backed by government support, including the partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and supported by government agencies, advanced polyethylene recycling technologies and locally fabricated Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) have been deployed in the Federal Capital Territory to enhance plastic collection. Less than 15% of the approximately 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste generated annually in Nigeria is currently recycled, according to national reports supporting plastic recycling market.

As technology advances, Nigeria’s plastic recycling providers are now using advanced plastic polyethylene recycling technologies through UNIDO’s Plastics Circular Economy Project including modern technology and processing methods are being used to enhance the quality, quantity and number of types of recyclable materials, including those previously thought of as too expensive to recycle. Digital Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) combine technology with community incentives to increase the volume of recyclables collected; this method continues with new private corporations and start-up companies developing mechanised sorting, shredding, pelletising and processing technologies to improve productivity and yield of the entire recycling value chain.

Market Dynamics of the Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market:

The Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Size is driven by the strict environmental regulations and plastic pollution controls, increasing corporate and consumer pressures for sustainable packaging, rising industrial demand for cost-competitive recycled resins, supportive government incentives that promote recycling infrastructure development, technology adoption in advanced mechanical and chemical recycling processes, expansion of waste-to-resource hubs, and increased digitalisation and automation to improve efficiency further propel the market growth.

The Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market size is restrained by the technical complexity, high initial costs, limited recycling infrastructure in rural and less developed regions, challenges in achieving high-quality outputs for certain materials, and economic competition from low-cost virgin plastics.

The future of Nigeria plastic recycling market is bright and promising, with versatile opportunities emerging from the chemical recycling development and value-added applications for recycled plastics, in combination with development of waste-to-resource hubs and industrial clusters, increased digital and automated methods for efficiency improvement, and increased collaboration between brands, waste companies, and Furthermore, National policies aligning with circular economy principles and improved partnerships between government, private sector, and global partners will provide opportunities for investment and innovation, and position Nigeria as a sustainable plastic recycling leader in the West African region.

Market Segmentation

The Nigeria plastic recycling market share is classified into source and end use.

By Source:

The Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Size is divided by source into bottles, non-bottle rigid plastics, and flexible plastics. Among these, the conventional recycling technologies segment held the largest revenue market share in 2024 and is predicted to grow at a remarkable CAGR during the forecast period. High volume of PET waste generation, highly efficient, established informal collection network, and strong demand for recycled PET in textile manufacturing all contribute to the bottles segment's largest share and higher spending on plastic recycling when compared to other source.

By End Use:

The Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market Size is divided by end use into packaging, construction, automotive, textiles, electronics, and consumer goods. Among these, the packaging segment dominated the share in 2024 and is anticipated to grow at a remarkable CAGR during the forecast period. The packaging segment dominates because of high volume of single-use plastics from the food sectors, growth in e-commerce platforms, strict government regulations, and growing consumer demand for sustainable and circular packaging solutions in Nigeria.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organisations/companies involved within the Nigeria plastic recycling market, along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborative analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

Top Key Companies in Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market:

• Kaltani
• Wecyclers
• OK Plast Nigeria Limited
• Chanja Datti Recycling Co., Ltd.
• Octopi Recycling
• Alef Recycling
• Geeta Plastic Products Nigeria Limited
• Greenspace Recycling Services Limited
• GIVO Center
• Vicfold Recyclers
• United Cyclers Ltd.
• Turn Plastic Recycling
• Others

Recent Developments in Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market:

In January 2026, Polysmart Packaging announced a 60 million investment to build Nigeria’s largest plastic recycling facility, capable of processing 100,000 tons of mixed plastics annually. The plant will feature Sorema, Tomra, and Erema technologies to produce food-grade rPET and non-food grade PE/PP.

In March 2025, UNIDO with Japan’s support, commissioned advanced recycling technology (laser filter and Sand Remover Systems) at Environmental Expressions Limited in Abuja, to improve the recycling of specifically water sachets and PE films.

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at the Nigeria, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the Nigeria plastic recycling market based on the below-mentioned segments:

Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market, By Source

• Bottles
• Non-Bottles Rigid Plastics
• Flexible Plastics

Nigeria Plastic Recycling Market, By End Use

• Packaging
• Construction
• Automotive
• Textiles
• Electronics
• Consumer Goods