World Earth Day: Experts Advocate Technology Driven Waste Management System

As the world commemorate World Earth Day, Environmental Experts have made a strong case for improved technological based waste management system to enhance safe and habitable environment.

Rising from a One Day Stakeholders TownHall Meeting in Awka, Anambra State Capital, Resource Persons drawn from both the public and private sector reasoned that new technologies must be deployed to tackle challenges posed by mountainous refuse being generated as a result of increase in the nation’s population.

While calling for attitudinal change to check incidences of environmental degradation, they noted also that government at all levels must create enabling infrastructure to ensure effective waste management system.

Some of the Resource Persons who spoke during the event, including Prof Leonard Muoghalu, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Adeyomi Odebumi,Managing Director,Lagos State Waste Management Agency, Chinonso Agbo, while describing the Theme for this World Earth Day, “Invest In The Earth” as apt, however called on the citizenry to take ownership of their environment by avoiding harmful environmental practices.

Declaring the Stakeholders Meeting Open,the State Governor,Prof Chukwuma Soludo,represented by his Deputy,Dr Onyekachi Ibezim,drew the attention of the gathering to imminent existential threat environmental degradation had subjected the state.

He,then, expressed optimism that the forum would serve as a veritable platform to Chart the way forward and proffer sustainable solutions to addressed challenges posed by unwholesome waste disposal, deforestation, flooding and erosion.

Earlier,in his Welcome Address,the State Commissioner for Environment,Engr Felix Odimegwu, said the meeting was convened to seek preventive solution to environmental issues to achieve a clean,green and sustainable state in line with the vision of the present administration.