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We disposed 17,440 tonnes of waste in 2017, says Jigawa EPA

The Jigawa State Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA) says it collected and disposed 17,440 tonnes of waste across the 26 Local Government Areas of the...

admin - January 30, 2018

Waste Management

Lagos arrests cart pushers, residents for dumping waste on road medians, canals

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 arrested a total of 24 persons including cart pushers, street traders and some residents for...

admin - January 24, 2018

Waste Management

Government reduces poverty through waste-to-wealth programme

The Federal Government on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 said it would intensify efforts to ensure its “waste-to-wealth” programme alleviates poverty in the country. Mr Abayomi...

admin - January 24, 2018

Waste Management

Group wants government to establish electronics recycling plants

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Society for the Promotion of People’s Rights, has called on the Federal Government to set up special recycling plants...

admin - January 22, 2018

Waste Management

Heaps of refuse will disappear ‘in a couple of weeks’ – Ambode

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Saturday, January 20, 2018 assured residents that waste deposited on major highways and streets around the state...

admin - January 21, 2018

Waste Management

New EU ‘urban mining’ tools map e-waste, scrap vehicles, mine waste

Standardised, consolidated data helps to identify recovery potential of secondary raw materials worth billions of euros wasted annually in the EU region Expert organisations have...

admin - January 19, 2018

Waste Management

Lagos urged to rid streets, highways of refuse

An environmentalist, Mr John Ekoko, on Friday, January 19, 2018 urged the Lagos State Government to rid the streets of Lagos and highways of...

admin - January 19, 2018

Waste Management

Gombe residents warned against dumping refuse in drains, waterways

Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has called on the people of the state to refrain from dumping refuse in drainage channels and waterways...

admin - January 16, 2018

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