Addis Ababa: Mercato Market Tour with Sustainability Focus

Explore the Mercato market in Addis Ababa on a guided tour. Discover the local recycling culture, meet vendors who upcycle clothing, and learn about sustainable practices.
Meet your guide at the northern entrance of Mercato, the largest open market in Addis Ababa. Begin with a quick introduction to the market’s history, layout, and local recycling culture. Learn about etiquette, haggling tips, safety, and where restrooms are located.

Head to the textiles and repurposed fabrics alley. Visit stalls selling second-hand clothes and “remade” garments. Meet a vendor who upcycles clothing and watch a demonstration of a simple repair or patch technique.

Next, walk to small electronics repair shops that fix radios, chargers, and appliances. See how items are diagnosed and repaired rather than replaced. Listen to a short talk on common repairable items and local repair economics.

Continue to the metals and hardware recyclers. Explore stalls collecting scrap metal and tools. Observe sorting and small-scale metalworking, such as reshaping and welding. Learn how metals are valued and reused locally.

Browse vendors selling second-hand kitchenware, glass, and containers. Meet an artisan who makes new items from discarded materials, such as bottles into lamps. Take part in a quick hands-on demo to make a small craft or upcycled souvenir (optional; extra fee possible).

Visit a corner where vegetable and food waste is collected or distributed to farmers
and animals. Discuss informal systems for organic recycling and opportunities for improvement.

Then, a Drop off. End of Tour.

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