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Nigeria considers five-year moratorium ahead of plastic ban

Nigeria will place a total ban on single-use plastic products in 2025 if proposals being tinkered with eventual see the light of the day. However, between now...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2019

Waste Management

Concern over indiscriminate dumping of waste on Lagos roads

Some commuters plying the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos on Friday, November 22, 2019 expressed displeasure over indiscriminate dumping of waste by residents and traders on the...

Michael Simire - November 22, 2019

Waste Management

Society advocates laws for petrochemical waste disposal

The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) has called on the Federal Government to enact laws that would compel petrochemical companies to properly dispose the waste product of...

Michael Simire - November 21, 2019

Waste Management

Lagos to wield big stick over indiscriminate refuse dumping

The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to fully enforce relevant environmental laws against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the state. The House...

Michael Simire - November 19, 2019

Waste Management

PAVE collaborates with Japan, UNEP on Nigeria mercury survey project

Nigeria and Japan have undertaken a waste management initiative aimed at obtaining information of mercury emission and release from landfill facilities. Ahead of a major survey scheduled...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2019

Waste Management

Govt, group collaborate to regulate e-waste production, disposal

The Ministry of Science and Technology says it will collaborate with E-waste Producer Responsibility Organisation Nigeria (EPRON) to ensure effective waste management in the country. Minister of...

Michael Simire - November 12, 2019

Waste Management

ICCDI Africa entry wins SAGE Climate Pitch Competition

The S.A.G.E. Innovation Centre has announced that the winner of the Climate Pitch Competition Award 2019 is the initiative “Teach Recycling Early”, an initiative...

Michael Simire - November 12, 2019

Waste Management

Environmentalist calls for patience to achieve effective waste management in Lagos

An environmentalist, Mr Alex Akhigbe, has urged Lagos State residents to exercise patience as regards effective waste management issues. Akhigbe, the President of Africa Cleanup Initiative (ACI), made...

Michael Simire - November 12, 2019

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