plastic waste
18 Dec
Stakeholders in the environmental sector have decried the menace of plastic waste and resolved to promote its use through a circular economy practice.
12 Jun 2023
A professor of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Forensics, Igbinedion University Okada (IUO), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye has advocated the use of technological innovations to manage plastic waste crises in the country.
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Akinruntan Akinmade, a retiree federal civil servant went on his routine early morning aerobics. As he embarked on the two-hour hiking savouring the windy, chilly morning that followed the heavy downpour of the previous night, something caught his attention...
10 Jun 2023
A professor of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Forensics and Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University Okada (IUO), Prof Lawrence Ezemonye, yesterday, advocated the use of technological innovations to manage plastic waste in Nigeria, saying Africa generated approximately 8.5 million out of 380 million tonnes of plastic waste generated globally.
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Worried that Lagos generates about 870,000 tonnes of plastic waste yearly, the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, called on all residents to take up the responsibility and collaborate with government to ensure a sustainable solution to plastic pollution to make the state safer, cleaner and healthier.
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