The United States Agency for International Development, Coca Cola and TechnoServe through the Nigerian Plastic Solutions Activity in collaboration with the Anambra State Waste Management Authority, (ASWAMA) have called on ndi Anambra to desist from wrong disposal of plastic wastes to make the ecosystem safe for all.
Angel Network News (ANN) reports that
the agencies made the call when they held a one day public awareness sensitisation programme in Awka on the dangers inherent in wrong disposal of plastic waste.
The groups also displayed placards with inscriptions like “Be an environmental champion by joining plastic solutions programme”, “Plastic Don change” “Make money and make your community healther ” among others.
The exercise which started from Aroma junction and ended at Awka South local government headquarters saw the group sensitise members of the public against dumping plastic waste inside drainages and on the roads as it affects the ecosystem and causes flooding.
In an interview, the Senior Business Adviser for TechnoServe, Mr Franklin Nwaribe and the Head of Enforcement, Anambra State Waste Management Authority, Mr Ikenna Nwanegbo urged Ndi Anambra to turn their plastic into money making venture by selling them to the ASWAMA and TechnoServe rather than disposing them wrongly to achieve a more cleaner, greener and sustainable Anambra State.
On his part, one of the aggregators, Mr. Chekwube Nnoli noted that the programme will address indiscriminate plastic waste disposal in the state by encouraging the people to dispose to places which will earn them income.
