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Waste Management

Chinese Customs sends back over 25 tons of waste

Customs in the city of Dalian in North-East China’s Liaoning Province said on Wednesday they had ordered the shipping of 25.5 tons of smuggled solid waste...

Recyclepoint, British American Tobacco sign MoU on corporate waste recycling

Recyclepoint and British America Tobacco (BAT), West Africa on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on corporate waste recycling programme to promote...

Cleanup Day: Volunteers scrub Abuja, clamour public infrastructure

September 21 of each year is a day set aside for worldwide action on the solid waste problem and, tagged “World Cleanup Day”, attracts some 380...

Nestlé, Wecyclers partnership to empower 15,000 Nigerians

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Nestlé Nigeria Plc, a leading food and beverages company, and Wecyclers on Friday, September 20, 2019 will see no...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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EcoSmart Club advocates sustainable fashion with Oniparo Project launch

EcoSmart Club, a youth-led grassroots organisation championing climate action, is launching the Oniparo Project, one of Nigeria’s biggest sustainable...

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More than 100 companies have called on leaders of the European Union (EU) to reaffirm support for the bloc’s...

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