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Nigeria: Reps Move to Criminalise Use of Plastic Bags
Premium Times, 21 May 2019
The House of Representatives has adopted a report on a Bill for an Act to, among other things, prohibit the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags for commercial and… Read more »
Nigeria Gets Tough on Plastics
The country is looking long and hard at prohibiting the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags for commercial and household packaging as global awareness about the damage caused by plastic in rivers and marine ecosystems grows.
Microplastic poses a growing threat in oceans and other aquatic habitats.
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The breakthrough comes as people across the world question the throwaway consumerist culture that has swamped the world in a toxic tide of plastic that is killing marine life and ... Read more »
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Plastic pollution in the oceans has reached a stage where microplastics - pieces smaller than 5mm - now outnumber stars in our galaxy, according to UN secretary general ... Read more »
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The oceans and its critters have been among the foundations of human societies. Approximately three billion people around the world depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for ... Read more »
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A decade ago, Rwanda banned almost all commercial uses of plastic bags and packaging - one of the world's first actions to reduce the plastic pollution that is choking oceans and ... Read more »
