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AdesuwaObasuyi:


Thank you. We will keep trying our best to make governments at all levels listen. Waste management is often not considered a priority and absence of clear legislation and strong regulations makes it more complicated.

I must first commend you for being a friend of the environment. i disagree with you on the comment above. I'm a environmentalist, i know what the government have being doing in this regard. if you remember, when FEPA was not living to expectation, Govt. change it to NESERA which has being doing fine and Nigeria is signatory to many International treaties.
the only solution to environmental challenges is proper awareness of people starting from grass root especially their mind set.
"Remember what you threw to the environment, is the environment is going to throw back at you. becareful of your environment.............Dacillin"

I am a corp member and the level of waste here is growing. It isn't as bad as most cities yet but in a few years it would be.

I would like to connect with you and discuss ideas I have and seek your advice, thanks.

dacillin:


I must first commend you for being a friend of the environment. i disagree with you on the comment above. I'm a environmentalist, i know what the government have being doing in this regard. if you remember, when FEPA was not living to expectation, Govt. change it to NESERA which has being doing fine and Nigeria is signatory to many International treaties.
the only solution to environmental challenges is proper awareness of people starting from grass root especially their mind set.
"Remember what you threw to the environment, is the environment is going to throw back at you. becareful of your environment.............Dacillin"

Thank you very much.

I just had time to check the thread now. Before we even go into further argument, do you know Nigeria is yet to have a National Policy on Solid Waste Management? So what will guide the international treaties we are signatory to, as well as programs, investments, etc. in the waste management sector?

In my numerous outreaches, I've noticed that some people want to do the right thing, but there is no infrastructure. Even if the average Nigerian decides to start sorting waste into various streams, do we have colour-coded bins or effective collection systems in our urban/rural areas?

The EPR is one of the most important programmes in waste management and was designed to make manufacturers of consumer goods take full responsibility for their products’ lifecycle especially at end of life phase, NESREA is the agency driving it, how well has the agency fared in policing the programme?

I agree that there is need for behavioral change especially on littering and indiscriminate dumping of refuse, but the government also has to step-up.

alexvic12:
I am a corp member serving at Jigawa and the level of waste here is growing. It isn't as bad as most cities yet but in a few years it would be.

I would like to connect with you and discuss ideas I have and seek your advice, thanks.

Please send me a message.

Guest1:


Hello Adesuwa.
Thank you and congratulations for your positive contribution to the society. I am affiliated with the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers and presently serve as Chairman of the Benin Chapter. We would be glad to partner with your organization in the quest to protect our environment. Would prefer to take the discussion offline but I don't have a Twitter account. You can kindly reach out to us through nieebenin@gmail.com.
Kind regards,
Noghayin Guobadia.

Ok, I will send in an email.