Environment ministry bans single-use plastics at headquarters, agencies

The Federal Ministry of Environment has resolved to discontinue the use of single-use plastics at its headquarters and its agencies to drive a culture of waste reduction.

In addition, staff of the Ministry and its agencies were requested to demonstrate leadership by example by implementing other personal climate actions in their environments.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that single–use plastics are most commonly used for packaging and service wares, such as bottles, wrappers, straws and bags