Plastic Pollution

As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram in India’s southern state of Kerala, local residents were first bemused, then baffled. Some, more enterprising than others, began collecting them in sacks with help from the local police — a first…

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Tylenol could potentially be made greener and cheaper with the help of bacteria. Scientists were able to use a bacterial chemical reaction to convert a plastic water bottle into paracetamol with no environmental strain. This development could alter the way drugs are produced and provide a much-needed solution to the…

From Okwe Obi, Abuja The federal government has announced plans to begin full enforcement of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework before the end of 2025 to reduce plastic pollution and transition Nigeria towards a circular economy. Minister of Environment Balarabe Lawal disclosed this on Tuesday, June 24, in Abuja…

THE Davao City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) is waiting for Davao City Mayor and Vice Mayor-elect Sebastian “Baste” Duterte to sign the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the city’s “No to Single-Use Plastic” (SUP) Ordinance. “Nagahulat pami sa city mayor sa implementing rules and regulations, naa nami,…

Nigeria looks to industry in a bid to limit plastic pollution  UNEP - UN Environment ProgrammeWORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: SAFE GUARDING THE PLANET REQUIRES EVERYONE’S TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION – LASG – Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources  Lagos State Ministry of the EnvironmentStakeholders advocate recycling hubs as plastic ban threatens manufacturing  The…

Plastic pollution threatens marine and freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide. Although plastic bag bans and taxes are increasingly implemented worldwide, their effectiveness in reducing plastic litter remains unknown. Leveraging the ...Read More

ABUJA – The Federal Government has expressed commitment to tackling the environmental challenges being pose by plastic pollution and climate climate change in the country. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe…...Read More

The Federal Ministry of Environment has developed, and implementing a National Policy on Plastic Waste Management that will provide a strategic framework for reducing plastic use as well as promote recycling and encourage innovation in alternatives to single-use plastics. Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal who said this in a…

AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has involved schools and communities in its catchment in a waste segregation and plastic waste innovation challenge to mitigate plastic waste pollution in Obuasi. Through walk-and-pick activities and partnerships, the mine has supported teams of young innovators to come up with local innovations that tackle pollution,…