Tag: Waste Management
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Oyo gov’t emphasises value of waste recycling as consultant sets up hubs
The Oyo State Solid Waste Management Consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd is working on setting up mini-recycling hubs across the state with pilot location being Oja Anajeere, Academy market in Ibadan. The state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatubosun, states this in a press statement. The statement said the Managing Director of Mottainai Recycling,…
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Edo floats new waste management scheme
The Edo State Government has said a new waste management scheme will be launched, in April, to monitor the activities of waste managers across the state. Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Hon. Reginald Okun, disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Okun said the new waste management scheme…
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Flood scare: Edo govt. assures of timely waste evacuation
The Edo State government has urged residents in the state to clear gutters and embrace best practice in disposing their wastes as the raining season sets in. Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said the early rains, though good for agricultural activities, “could impact on the physical environment…
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Why we are implementing new waste management policy in Lagos – Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said it was important for the state to evolve and implement a new waste management policy that would not only be befitting for a mega city but ensure the overall cleanliness of the state. The Governor, who spoke at the Annual Lecture of the Centre for Values in…