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This case study documents the design, implementation and results of the BASF Project EOLIN in Nigeria, which assessed the feasibility of collecting and sustainably managing end-of-life insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and related plastic packaging during mass distribution campaigns. Conducted in Cross River, Jigawa and Ogun States, the study includes household knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) assessments, proof-of-concept pilots, scaled-up recovery efforts, and integration with national malaria campaign logistics.

The report examines operational planning, stakeholder coordination, social and behaviour change communication (SBC), logistics, data systems, recycling partnerships and circular economy opportunities. It analyzes recovery rates, environmental implications (including reduction of open burning), waste management challenges, repurposing practices, incentive dynamics, and lessons learned for large-scale ITN waste retrieval.

Key themes include: malaria prevention campaigns, ITN durability and attrition, end-of-life net recovery, plastic waste management, environmental sustainability, circular economy, recycling partnerships, campaign integration, and national malaria programme coordination.

This document is relevant for national malaria programmes, campaign implementers, environmental health stakeholders, vector control specialists, waste management actors and partners interested in integrating sustainable ITN waste management into malaria distribution systems.