Lagos Government Starts Enforcement Of Ban On Styrofoam

The Lagos State government said it would start full enforcement of the ban on usage and distribution of styrofoam food containers on Monday.

The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said this in a statement signed by Kunle Adeshina, Director, Public Affairs of the ministry, on Saturday in Lagos.

Wahab said enforcement officers from LAGESC/KAI, Environmental Health Officials and LAWMA, Police and the Ministry would go after all those with styrofoams in their shops, stores or outlets and confiscate them.

He stressed that styrofoam usage had caused enough damage to the health of residents and the state of the environment for so many years.

“The government is determined to encourage viable options for styrofoam containers across the metropolis,” Wahab said.

He reminded market leaders that cleanliness was next to godliness and as such they must ensure that clean environment remained a priority always.

The commissioner added that the state government was disturbed about unsanitary habits in most of the markets, hence the closure of some markets across the state recently.

“The government derives no pleasure in closing peoples’ businesses, but some markets are in a sorry state because of the nonchalant attitude of the markets’ executives,” he said.

He also said there were recent reports that government officials were attacked whenever they visited markets to ascertain the sanitary levels and enforce environmental laws in markets.

“I will like to appeal to all our traders to desist from selling on the railway lines and all the roads. Also, we must stop littering our markets with wastes.

“We must segregate our wastes in our respective markets; bag our wastes and ensure we patronise PSP operators,” Wahab said.

He stated that in few weeks time, the state government would commission the Red Rail line, expected to operate from dusk till dawn.

He added that trading activities on the railway lines was very risky and could lead to loss of lives.

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Posted: at 18-02-2024 06:28 AM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero

I keep wondering what kind of cells is in the brains of all these our law makers  who are products of a broken condom?? Instead of banning and confiscate people's  goods why not increase and be more efficient in terms of waste management!  Just take for example in Europe or America once they is a carnival or Fiesta immediately after they finish the waste department will start cleaning up the streets  until everywhere is sparkling clean.same can happen to our market and street. They will be no need to run people's business down.

Posted: at 18-02-2024 07:01 AM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac

Alright

Posted: at 18-02-2024 10:23 AM (1 year ago) | Hero

Don't blame the government!! blame people like u who will steal those bins or destroy it... at first we all saw bins around lagos state wey LASMAN dey put there!! no be people like u destroy it...  OBJ planted some trees from abule egba to ota when he was in power 2001, i saw some idiotic people stealing those trees, some use car tyre to perish it..  so if to say those idiots leave the trees alone till now how will the place look now? at least better with tree  so blame your evil people

Posted: at 18-02-2024 12:41 PM (1 year ago) | Grande Master

i miss Venezuela so much!!

Posted: at 18-02-2024 01:45 PM (1 year ago) | Grande Master