Anambra State Government has commenced a campaign against plastic waste pollution across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Environment, Engr Felix Odimegwu, disclosed this on Tuesday, in Awka, during a press conference to flag off the 2023 World Environment Day celebration with the theme for this year is ‘Solutions To Plastic Pollution’. The Commissioner said the campaign was in line with the State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo’s vision of making Anambra a Clean, Green and Sustainable State in Nigeria. He noted that an estimated 10,000 tons of plastic waste are expected to be recovered from all the communities in the state in a bid to rid the area of plastic waste. According to Odimegwu, “In a bid to actualize the vision of Governor Soludo in maintaining a clean, green and sustainable environment, the Anambra State Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Anambra State Waste Recycling Association is set to hold the maiden edition of the ‘All Community Plastic Waste Recovery Challenge’.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 07, 2023 02:31 UTC