"Serious Business": Nigerian Lady Turns Plastic Bottles Into Cash, Shows Full Process

• A Nigerian lady, who had been keeping all the plastic bottles from her family’s drinks for a long time, decided to sell them and proudly showed the cash she earned
• The video captured the full process as she and her sister packed the bottles and took them to a buyer
• The sisters worked together, documenting every step of selling the bottles, from packing to receiving cash

A Nigerian lady, who had been keeping all the plastic water bottles from drinks her family bought for a long time, decided to take all the plastic waste bottles to sell and showed off the money she was paid for them.

In the video, the lady was seen holding a bag filled to the brim with used plastic water bottles.

Nigerian lady earns money selling empty bottles

Details of the post showed that she had been saving the bottles for a while, and after they had piled up to a huge level, she decided to sell them to a man who buys such items.

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The video showed the entire process, including the moment the plastic bottles were weighed and the total amount she earned was paid to her in cash.

She proudly showed off the money in the video, with many people speculating about the total sum.

The individual who shared the post, @_itsempress, documented the incident on her TikTok page, and the video has since gone viral.

She shared the video with the description:

"Transaction going low-key", and a caption that reads:

"My sister decided to keep every bottle of drink the family takes and run a business with Aboki."

The video showed the lady helping her sister pack the bottles, and they both took them to sell.

The sister spoke with the buyer, collected the money, and showed it off while the other sister recorded and shared the video online.

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Reactions as lady sells plastic bottles

Big Jessy wrote:

"Serious business o."

RI_TA said:

"Aboki no Dey buy am well na so I wan sell 5 black wastebags of Aquafina can aboki say na 300 naira.. na once I tell am make e leave am."

BEST PALMOIL IN LAGOS stated:

"I did this and before i came back from church program my husband don pack ahm give all those aboki wey dy follow lawma/psp bus everything I no fit cry …. Me:daddy wa wetin happen him: mummy wa how much dy wan give you mtcheww."

Anti-Virus 001 added:

"me we don use plastic money buy rizlar and pinch before nothing waste for Lagos."

Cut&Sew by O_ire stated:

"Me sef Dey Dey keep ooo,but e never plenty I just have one sack,but still going."

Blaq explained:

"Aboki will not pay you well. Instead download WASTEBANC and sell to them directly."

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Islamiyah revealed:

"I also have lots of bottle and cartons to sell pls an idea of how much they bought one sack of bottle from u ?"

mummy farha shared:

"Aboki no Dey buy well Next tym sell am for those women wey Dey sell oil."

csyandmore noted:

"I been Dey keep am ooo I just think one day say nah the money I go use buy car I burn everything."

Nigerian sells used water bottles in Europe

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian man living in Europe turned used water bottles into cash, sharing his earnings on TikTok.

The man stated that while his wife was at work, he decided to sell the plastics himself. He contrasted life in Europe and Nigeria, noting that in Europe, every plastic has value, unlike in Nigeria where bottles are often discarded on the streets.

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng