The Lagos State government has reiterated that it banned the use of Styrofoam to protect the environment and the people’s wellbeing.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB restated this at the Nigeria Plastic Solution activity in Victoria Island. 

According to him, it was an inevitable decision that is already yielding positive results.

He lamented that one of the most pressing issues affecting the environment and planet is plastic pollution ‘and Lagos, as a passionate steward of the environment, is hopeful to join others to confront the challenges of plastic pollution and attendant adverse impacts on the environment and public health.

The commissioner stressed that plastic pollution is not just an environmental issue, ‘it has also become a social, health and economic issue that requires the collective commitment of everyone.

WAHAB added that the government has developed a Plastic Waste Management Policy that will ensure effective regulation and end the plastic waste menace.