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...

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...

Take personal responsibility, Rivers charges residents on flooding

Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Mr Felix Obuah, has charged residents to show personal commitment towards tackling the challenges of flooding...

Clean Up Day: Recycling Alliance clamours collaborative action to safeguard environment

With increasing use of plastic packaging, poor waste management and the lack of an adequate recycling ecosystem, there is a need to take proactive...

World Clean Up Day: Lagos residents tasked on cleaner, greener environment

The Executive Director, Green Janitor Sustainable Initiative, Mr Abdulsalam Ashade, on Saturday, September 19, 2020 urged people of Lagos State to keep their environment...

Clean up Day: Environmental advocates call for total ban of plastics

Some environmental advocates have called on the Federal and State Governments to find alternative and innovative ways of ridding the environment of plastic wastes. The...

Group inaugurates recycling plant in Badagry, LAWMA pledges support

Managing Director, Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, has promised to assist the first recycling plant in Badagry to expand its activities. Odumboni...

Waste managers clamour increased budgetary allocation to environmental sector

The President of Association of Waste Managers (AWAN), Mr David Oriyomi, has called for increased budgetary allocation to the environment sector to prevent spread...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

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