Nestlé Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to developing sustainable waste management systems by partnering with the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA), Nigeria’s first Producer Responsibility Organisation for the food and beverage sector.
The Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability Lead at Nestlé Nigeria, Victoria Uwadoka, described the collaboration as well thought out.
“Though as producers we compete commercially, we unite as collaborators when it comes to fulfilling shared environmental responsibilities,” she said.
“While FBRA may not be a household name on the streets, its impact is visible in cleaner communities and empowered waste collectors, particularly in Lagos State,” she added.
According to Uwadoka, the partnership is aimed at creating a tangible impact in environmental management through shared responsibility.
Nestlé Nigeria was one of FBRA’s founding members and has remained one of its most active supporters and advocates over the years.
Established in 2018, FBRA was set up to implement exemplary programmes designed to preserve the environment, ignite innovation, and create jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for repurposing packaging waste, while mitigating reputational and regulatory risks for the alliance and its members.
The alliance is a sectoral compliance unit under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy, introduced in 2014 through the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA).
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The EPR policy was established in response to growing concerns over the volume of waste generated across Nigeria, even as the country’s population estimated by the United Nations Population Fund to reach over 237 million by 2025 continues to rise.
According to the World Bank, over 32 million tonnes of solid waste are produced annually, increasing the pressure on city authorities and private stakeholders to develop sustainable waste management systems.
Since its inception, FBRA has evolved from a consortium of four founding members into a robust alliance of 49 member organisations as of November 2025, collectively driving the recovery, recycling, and circular management of post-consumer packaging waste.
The alliance has successfully collected over 100,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste from the environment, redefining waste not as a nuisance but as a resource within Nigeria’s circular economy.
Through FBRA’s framework, Nestlé Nigeria and other producers have been able to galvanise the waste value chain, from collection to transformation, ensuring that plastics are retrieved, recycled, and reintegrated into production cycles.