Lagos bans sales, use, distribution of styrofoam, single-use plastics
The Lagos State government has banned the production, sale, distribution and usage of styrofoam and single-use plastics with immediate effect.
The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the ban on his X handle on Sunday.
According to Mr Wahab, the ban became imperative following its negative impact on the environment, where drainage channels are continuously blocked mostly by styrofoam and other single-use plastics despite its regular evacuation by the Lagos State Waste Management Agency.
It read, “Following the menace which single-use plastics, especially non-biodegradable styrofoam, are causing on the environment, the Lagos State government, through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, is hereby announcing a ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics in the state with immediate effect.”
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