By Aisha Gambo
Over the years, Nigeria had practiced poor waste management which posed a threat to the environment and public health of the nation.
According to the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Nigeria falls among the 30 countries with the worst waste managementloop. practice out of 180 countries in the world.
Nigeria generates 32 million metric tonnes of waste annually among which 2.5 million tonnes is plastic waste. With an annual growth rate of 2.4 per cent, waste generation in Nigeria will increase in subsequent years.
In 2022, the Federal Ministry of Environment, the Embassy of Japan in Nigeria, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), signed a US$2.8million agreement to support government efforts to develop sustainable plastic waste management.
In spite of government and other development partners intervention, many household in Nigeria do not have access to formal waste management system…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
