Plastic Pollution

The Association for Environmental impact Assessment of Nigeria (AEIAN), has said that the practice of circular economy and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) would curb the tide of plastic pollution in the country. Prof. Ijeoma…

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Plastic Free Rainy Season Sensitization Initiative, says it has joined in the effort to curb plastic pollution in Nigeria. Part of its plans to actualise this, is to carry out a three-month citizen-led…

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), in partnership with a non- governmental organisation, Green Janitors Sustainability Initiative (GJSI), on Saturday sensitised boat operators and residents of Badagry on the menace of plastic…

The Association for Environmental Impact Assessment of Nigeria (AEIAN), has listed four conditions to end plastic pollution in the country. Prof. Ijeoma Vincent-Akpu, AEIAN’s President, spoke against the backdrop of World Environment Day…

An environmental expert, Mr. Olalekan Adio has called on the Federal Government to take necessary pragmatic steps to reduce the current rate of plastic pollution in the country due to its consequential effects on the health of citizens and…

Experts in the environmental sector have been urged to make meaningful contributions in addressing the environmental challenges in Nigeria, particularly its plastic pollution. The Minister of Environment Mr Mohammed Abdullahi stated this…

Nigeria's Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, has called for an end to plastic pollution, describing it as an absolute catastrophe that demands a conscious and conscientious community-driven approach with global protocol to…

Humans have to date produced a staggering 10 billion tonnes of plastic – of which about six billion tonnes is now plastic waste in landfill sites or polluting the open environment. In its new report titled: “The Truth…

Today 15th March, 2021 marks World Consumer Rights Day with theme, "Tackle Plastic Pollution". In a message to commemorate the day, Helena Leurent, Director-General of Consumers International, the membership organization for…