Waste Management

Waste Management

Swiss firm to launch 500-tonne-per-year plant to recycle waste plastics

Every year, millions of tons of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and polyester waste end up in landfills or are incinerated, yet sustainable recycling solutions remain...
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Wanted: Blueprint for Nigeria’s waste management crisis

The fantasy that natural resources are inexhaustible and always renewable, despite the overwhelming amount of waste generated has been dispelled by the alarming decline...
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PAVE harps on sustainable waste management to curb methane emission

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, held a zero waste ambassadors project and capacity building for actors...
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LAWMA apprehends 300 persons for waste disposal offences

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it has arrested over 300 persons and prosecuted scores, for waste disposal infractions. This is contained in a...
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Lagos boosts waste collection, eyes decarbonisation

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that it has increased its waste collection capacity across the state. LAWMA’s Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin,...
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Kwara Assembly urges stricter sanitation enforcement

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the Ministry of Environment to equip and empower Environmental Health Officers to strictly enforce the provisions...
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Nigeria, UNEP partner on improper chemicals, waste management

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are collaborating against improper chemicals and waste management...
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Lagos varsity, others lead seminar on managing Nigeria’s yearly 32m tonnes of waste

Speakers from the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Coca-Cola Company, Lafarge Africa and Polysmart Group are set to lead brainstorming on decarbonisation of waste recycling...
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