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500kg of waste cleared as Nestlé employees clean markets

In the bid to ensure environmental sustainability, Nestlé Cares recently organised market sensitisation and cleanup activities with over 100 employees from different locations volunteering...

Michael Simire - November 21, 2020

Waste Management

LAWMA engages 35 new PSP operators

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has engaged 35 new Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators to boost waste evacuation in the state. At a brief inauguration...

Michael Simire - October 15, 2020

Waste Management

E-waste Day: Ikeazor restates govt’s commitment to curb waste

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International E-Waste Day (IEWD), Minister of State for Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, has...

Michael Simire - October 14, 2020

Waste Management

Ban single-use plastic from 2021, not 2028, stakeholders tell govt

A gathering of stakeholders comprising government, civil society and industry players who met in Lagos last week has called on the Nigerian government to...

Michael Simire - October 12, 2020

Waste Management

Microbiologist urges recycling of plastics, stoppage in production

A lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Kaduna State University (KASU), Mr Jaafar Abdullahi, has called for the recycling of plastics to save the...

Michael Simire - October 9, 2020

Waste Management

Lagos reiterates commitment to training, retraining of waste managers

The Lagos State Government says it is committed to continuous training and retraining of Private Sector Participants (PSP) operators for effective transformation of waste...

Michael Simire - October 9, 2020

Waste Management

Commissioner tasks waste collection contractors on personnel strength

The Kwara State Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Funke Oyedun, has called on waste collection contractors to hire more personnel for effective waste collection and...

Michael Simire - October 4, 2020

Waste Management

Bio-fuel from rice waste described as ‘untapped goldmine’

The Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvements (APPEALS) project, a World Bank, Federal Government and Lagos State Government initiative, says production of bio-fuel from...

Michael Simire - September 30, 2020

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