Nigeria to ban single-use plastics from January

Nigeria is one of the world’s top plastic polluters, generating over 2.5 million tons of plastic waste annually.

The need for a more comprehensive waste collection system and limited recycling facilities means that over 70 per cent of it ends up in the sea or in landfills.

Now, Nigeria has become the latest African country to join the fight against the global plastic crisis by banning single-use plastics, notably straws, cutlery,…