Environmental hazards: Nigeria must envision future without plastics – UNDP GEF

The United Nations Development Programme’ Global Environmental Facility Small Grant Programme has emphasized the request for Nigeria to statesman envisioning a aboriginal devoid of plastics.

The National Coordinator of the UNDP GEF, Ibironke Olubamise urged Nigerian youths to prosecute innovative solutions that could alteration the state to destruct its reliance connected plastics.

Olubamise besides called upon the government, organizations, and individuals to initiate efforts aimed astatine phasing retired integrative usage.

She acknowledged that plastics proceed to beryllium prevalent globally, noting that it is indispensable to research methods for managing and repurposing them to forestall discarded that poses risks to quality health.

During a integrative discarded solution programme held successful Abuja on Wednesday, Olubamise encouraged young individuals to see upstream solutions to the contented of integrative waste.

Olubamise said, “You whitethorn besides privation to contemplate downstream solutions, which pertain to what we bash aft integrative has been produced. This is arsenic important, arsenic galore companies are inactive engaged successful integrative production.

“On a planetary scale, integrative remains integral to astir each facet of our lives. Therefore, I impulse you to proceed your efforts and strive to observe viable solutions.

“You ne'er cognize what opportunities whitethorn arise, truthful I would similar to explicit my gratitude to the organizers and to all...