With restrictions due next month, food vendors are still using such plastics and some traders have not heard of ban Labake Ajiboye-Richard, the founder of a Lagos-based sustainability consultancy, was driving in Nigeria's most populous city earlier this month when she saw someone throwing rubbish out of their car window. "I was so shocked to see that in 2024," she said. "If you're throwing something on the road, what are you doing in your home? What are you doing in your community?"
Single-use plastic will soon be banned in Nigeria - but is the country ready?
The Guardian - 24 Dec 2024 18:00
With restrictions due next month, food vendors are still using such plastics and some traders have not heard of ban Labake Ajiboye-Richard, the founder of a Lagos-based sustainability consultancy, was driving in Nigeria's most populous city earlier this month when she saw someone throwing rubbish out of their car window. "I was so shocked to see that in 2024," she said. "If you're throwing something on the road, what are you doing in your home? What are you doing in your community?"
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