Inside Nigeria’s Waste Museum in Ibadan city, Jumoke Olowookere works on her latest creations. They’re made out of used tyres, adding to a wide collection produced from used plastic and fabric, wine corks and corn husks, among other materials.

Olowookere, who says her museum is the first of its kind in Africa, joins a growing number of Nigerians who are using waste material to make art and fashion to highlight its damaging impact on the environment.

In Africa’s biggest oil producer, which has a population of more than 200-million, plastic waste, in particular discarded bags and food and drink packaging, is ubiquitous and littering is commonplace. ..