Biodiversity Conservation and Waste Management: A Synergistic Approach for a Better Environment
Preserving biodiversity and managing waste are two vital components for ensuring a sustainable and thriving environment. Biodiversity – the variety of life on Earth, plays a crucial role in maintaining…
Continue readingCOMMEMORATING EARTH DAY IN RELATION TO WASTE MANAGEMENT
As we celebrate Earth Day 2023, it’s important to remember that waste management plays a crucial role in protecting our planet. The way we dispose of our waste can have…
Continue readingGLOBAL RECYCLING DAY
Global Recycling Day is an annual event held on March 18th that highlights the importance of recycling for a sustainable future. This day is a reminder to individuals, businesses, and…
Continue readingTEXTILE WASTE
100 billion garments produced each year, 92 million tons end up in landfills. To make it clearer, this means that the equivalent of a waste truck full of clothes ends…
Continue readingHOW TO PROPERLY MANAGE YOUR WASTE
The world generates 2.01 billion tons of municipal solid waste annually (World Bank). According to the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nigeria generates some 32 million tons of waste per…
Continue reading3 Ways to Embrace Reusable Items for Festive Period
Festive periods are important as we love to spend time with our loved ones and we love to make it memorable. While we enjoy the season, we should embrace reusable…
Continue readingCarton Waste Recycling
by Felicity Ibukunoluwa Oguntolu The mantra you should start living by if you do not already is REDUCE! REUSE! RECYCLE! Why destroy the planet when you can save it? If…
Continue reading5 BASIC TIPS ON HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING STORAGE
BASIC TIPS ON HOUSEHOLD RECYCLABE STORAGE The global situation of the Covid-19 pandemic has made us spend our time at home. As a result, the volume of household waste would…
Continue readingTHINK WASTE THINK RESOURCES
Natural resources like the trees, fertile land, metal ores, gas, water and oil are being gulped quicker than the earth can replenish them. The world’s economy is built around these…
Continue readingTHE ROLE OF CITIZENS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
A waste generator is one or process that generates or produces waste. Waste generation is a natural product of urbanization, economic development, and population growth. As nations and cities become more populated and prosperous, they face corresponding amounts of waste to manage through treatment and disposal.
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