Plastic pollution in Nigeria is poorly studied but enough is known to urge action
In recent years, the amount of plastic in the environment has become a global concern. With the world ...
July 3, 2023
Our Mission
“Going Green Recycling Company is working to build widespread citizen awareness that there is an urgent need for all Nigerians to collectively agree to work together to save our environment from irreversible damage of climate change as a result of our environmental pollution.”
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NIGERIAN ENTREPRENEUR TURNING PLASTIC WASTE INTO USABLE ITEMS
Olayemi Samson is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is turning plastic waste into useful things like clothing, school bags, car ...
June 30, 2023 -
Ade Dagunduro: ‘Not trash, but a thing of beauty’
Surrounded by art pieces in his gallery in Dugbe at the heart of Ibadan, Ade Dagunduro, 34, takes us through his creative journey. ...
June 26, 2023 -
Ibrahim Gbadamosi: Using waste design to make a political statement
Ibrahim Gbadamosi, 41, uses waste to make items of furniture and artworks, such as ‘About Time’, a piece made from discarded ...
June 23, 2023 -
Bank of Industry signs £100 million agreement with France to combat climate change in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Bank of Industry has signed a deal valued at $100 million with the French Development Agency for the expansion of ...
June 20, 2023 -
LAGOS BATTLES PLASTIC POLLUTION AMID $2BN RECYCLING INDUSTRY
Industry players have estimated Nigeria’s recycling industry to be worth at least $2bn. Despite this potential economic ...
June 16, 2023 -
WOMEN IN YOLA MAKE MILLIONS RECYCLING WASTE
Here is the inspiring story of some Nigerian women who are turning waste into wealth under a waste-to-wealth programme initiated ...
June 13, 2023 -
Explaining Lagos’ campaign against single-use plastics in layman’s terms
During the Yuletide season in 2021, one of the common features of the many photos and videos shared on social media by Nigerians ...
June 9, 2023 -
FBRA, LAWMA, OTHERS JOIN FORCES TO RID LAGOS OF WASTES
Like every other country, Nigeria’s waste collectors with support from organisations like Nestle are providing solutions by ...
June 6, 2023 -
TACKLING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN NIGERIA
The world is in a struggle with plastic. It can’t seem to do without it and definitely can’t live with it. It litters the ...
June 1, 2023
Keys Facts About Plastic Bag Usage
- In Nigeria about 50 billion plastic bags are used every year
- Every hour, approximately 200,000 plastic bags are land filled
- A family of four uses an average of 1,500 plastic bags in a year
- At least 267 different species of marine life are adversely affected by plastic pollution
- 225 million tons of non-biodegradable plastics are produced annually worldwide that destroy our environment continuously
- Single use plastic bag has an average life span of 12 minutes, and destructive span of about 1,000 years
