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Nigeria’s Tough Stance on Plastic

By SG Editor·
Beach cleanup with plastic waste on rocky shoreline in Africa.

Environmental efforts in Africa’s coastal areas highlight the importance of sustainability for music tourism development.

Nigeria’s Lagos state says it’ll immediately start implementing a ban on Styrofoam and other single-use plastics. Lagos’s environment commissioner Tokunbo Wahab said non-biodegradable plastics were a major pollution problem and were clogging drains. State officials say they’ll use a dormant 2009 law to fine or jail culprits. Lagos is one of Africa’s most populous cities. International experts estimate Nigeria generates 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually.

SOURCE: BBC