Waste Management

Waste Management

Indian state, Maharashtra, softens plastic ban after industry lobbying

The Western Indian state of Maharashtra has eased ban on single-use-plastic, just over a week after it was imposed, following what sources said was...
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Australian plastics ban takes effect amid rage by shoppers

Australia’s biggest supermarket chains are scrambling to combat “bag rage” as frustrated shoppers vent their anger over the removal of single-use plastic bags. One man...
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NBC restates commitment to pollution-free environment

The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) has restated its commitment to environmental sustainability through various initiatives to stop waste pollution in the country. Mrs Sade Morgan,...
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Shoprite to remove waste in communities in Nigeria, eight others

The Shoprite Group has concluded plans to stage what looks like Africa’s biggest clean-up at which over 6,000 people in nine countries are expected...
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Shopping malls urged to establish plastics recycling plants

An ecologist, Mr Dennis Ugwuja, has urged shopping malls to establish plastics recycling plants to support the efforts to reduce plastic pollution in the...
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Accurate data, collaboration necessary for waste management – Environmentalist

An environmentalist, Dr Abdulganiyu Adelopo, has said that effective waste management will require accurate data generation and collaboration with the academia. Adelopo, Quality Control Officer,...
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Lagos, PSP operators still at loggerheads over refuse evacuation

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM) says conditions of operation in Lagos State have become unsuitable and undermining its members’ jobs. Chairman of...
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Clean Games: Ogun residents sensitised to effective waste management

Residents of Sagamu in Ogun State have been, courtesy of the Clean Games, sensitised to proper and effective waste sorting, recycling and disposal. The Clean Games...
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