The Lagos State Government has said it was intensifying advocacy across different levels in the state on the dangers inherent in the use of styrofoams as well as to accelerate behavioural change among Lagosians.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB, made this known when he hosted representatives of the National Association of Supermarkets and Operators of Nigeria.

He noted that the campaign was to ensure that the message was passed to all segments of society on why they should embrace the ban.

WAHAB, who urged manufacturers to be innovative about coming up with substitutes for styrofoams and single-use plastics, said at the expiration of the three-week window given to distributors and sellers to mop the products in circulation, the state would commence enforcement of the ban, promising that the enforcement would be carried out in a civil but firm manner.