Plastic pollution in Nigeria clean up
Plastic pollution in Nigeria – You will see Plastic debris all over the streets of the majority of Nigerian cities if you walk or drive through them. The nation’s rivers, lakes, and ocean are all overrun with trashy plastic. An estimated 2.5 million tonnes of plastic garbage are produced each year in Nigeria. 15% of the total waste produced in Lagos State is made up of plastic.
As Nigeria’s population rises from its current level of over 220 million to an anticipated 401 million by the end of 2050, the problem is likely to get worse.
Plastic is produced in greater quantities as well. The biggest petrochemical refinery in Africa, the Dangote Refinery, will begin operating in Nigeria in the first quarter of 2023. The refinery will make plastic goods in addition to fuel.
Plastic pollution in Nigeria
Who will do the cleanup?
It is unclear who is in charge of eliminating the plastic garbage from Nigeria’s environment.
Some contend that it is the responsibility of the government to create and implement laws and rules. Some claim that residents should be accountable for their actions in the sense of environmental citizenship.
What about the producers, though, who far too frequently absolve themselves of blame when the plastic they generate ends up as waste in the environment?
In a recent piece, I looked at how businesses might minimize plastic waste in Nigeria if they embrace all of the CSR principles. Additionally, doing so encourages sustainable development. According to the UN, this is “development that satisfies present demands without jeopardizing the potential of future generations to satisfy their own needs.” Thus, corporate social responsibility is advantageous to businesses as well.
Value chain for plastic
To tackle plastic pollution in Nigeria, policymakers, producers, manufacturers, international corporations, and other stakeholders must collaborate.
To start, each phase of plastic’s life cycle, including sorting, collection, and recycling, should be given a monetary value. Cost management, monitoring, and enforcement procedures should also be considered.
Reduced plastic waste should be a goal for producers, manufacturers, and multinational corporations. The authorities should hold them responsible for eradicating environmental plastic garbage. The term “extended producer responsibility” refers to this policy.
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