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Namibia imposes levies on imports of plastic bags, batteries

The Namibian government on Monday, September 16, 2019 gazetted a new regulation imposing an environmental levy on imports of plastic carrier bags, disposable batteries including car...

admin - September 16, 2019

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Health, environment ministries renew partnership on medical waste management

The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammed Mahmoud, says the ministry has renewed its partnership with its health counterpart on medical waste management in the country. Mahmoud, who was...

admin - September 13, 2019

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Sort waste for recycling, LAWMA urges Lagos residents

The Managing Director, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has urged residents to sort waste at source by dropping all recyclable items in one...

admin - September 12, 2019

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Energy saving bulbs potentially carcinogenic, says e-waste expert

An electronic waste expert, Dr Ifeanyi Ochonogor, has cautioned Nigerians on usage and disposal of energy conserving bulbs, saying they contain several carcinogenic chemicals that can...

admin - August 26, 2019

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Private sector seeks govt collaboration on decentralised sewage system

A private sector player has called for collaboration with the Federal and State Governments toward decentralised sewage system across the country. Mr Nicolas Igwe, Managing Director, Zenith Water...

admin - August 20, 2019

Waste Management

Govt urged to provide policy for sustainable wastewater management system

The Society for Promotion of People`s Right, an NGO, on Thursday, August 15, 2019 appealed to the Federal Government to provide sustainable strategies for wastewater management...

admin - August 15, 2019

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Germany wants companies to pay for litter from single-use items

The German Environment Minister, Svenja Schulze, on Monday, August 12, 2019 announced plans to force companies that manufacture single-use disposable products, such as cigarettes or coffee...

admin - August 12, 2019

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Germany working on laws to ban plastic bags

German Environment Minister, Svenja Schulze, says she is working on laws to ban plastic bags. Schulze made this known in an interview on Sunday, August 11, 2019...

admin - August 11, 2019

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