Harouna Niass, of Dakar, Senegal, also the current President of the Association Bokk Diom des Recuperateurs et Recycleurs in Mbeubeuss. He started recycling when he was 25 years old. He is 42.
By working as a recycler with his association, Harouna is able to support his family as the sole provider. He says the profession also him to make a decent living.
When he is not recycling, Harouna supports other recyclers — whom he calls comrades — by organizing assemblies and helping spread the message that recyclers deserve to be treated like other workers. During his term as a president, Harouna supported the formation of Women Waste Pickers Committee in Bok Diom and a cooperative.
