Ogun moves to tackle plastic pollution

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The Ogun State Government has stated its commitment to tackling plastic pollution through the reduction, reuse and recycling of plastic wastes in the state.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Rasak Ojetola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday to commemorate the 2023 World Environment Day globally celebrated annually on June 5.

He said, “There is the need for urgent and collective action as the scourge of plastic pollution has become a visible threat that has impacted every community around the world with more than 400 million tonnes of plastic products produced every year worldwide with less than 10 per cent of them recycled.

“In realisation of the urgent need to find a solution to this global plastic pollution, which is the theme of this year’s World Environment Day, the Ogun State Government has, among others, encouraged the establishment and licensing of recycling centres state-wide as well as regulating the activities of recycling plants as ways of finding solutions to plastic pollution in the state.

“These efforts by the Ogun State Government have yielded positive results as the majority of plastic wastes which would have led to plastic pollution have found their way to the recycling centres and plants spread across the state with residents making economic gains.”