This research paper presentsthe results of a survey consisting of recycling knowledgeand markets inthe Yassaa residential neighborhood in Douala 3 municipality inCameroonfrom January2018to march 2019.Primary data was collected from field surveys and random sampling to select residents.Household survey, participant observation and participatory appraisal, focus group discussions, interviews and questionnaires administered to collect information from participating householdsregarding, gender, age and level of educationand itinerant buyers. In the Yassa, Table 1 highlightsthe preference of the recycled household waste fraction whilein Table2,I Kg of plastic waste was bought by Itinerant wastebuyers from households at 100FCFA, andlatersoldto middlemen at 200FCFA and middlemen to small enterprises at 400FCFA.The difference in the buying and selling prices with the ferrous metal and glass illustratestheirimportance in the market for recyclates.Descriptive statistics was used to analyzethe collected data. The results showed a predominance of female 70,4%, and 29.6% for their male counterpart with60,2%for those with formal education and39.8% with no educational background. The results from this study will enhance and increase value for household waste as well as waste management recycling in Douala in particular and Cameroon in general