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<p>The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has unveiled measures to tackle increasing problem of plastic waste pollution in Nigeria.</p><div class="ZiWVdth2" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>Dr Innocent Barikor, Director General of the Agency, made the announcement on Wednesday while inspecting some plastic companies in Kano.</p>
<p>Barikor, represented by the Head, Plastic Pollution Control, NESREA, Abuja, Mr Chukwudi Nwabuisiaku, said the Federal Government was set to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme.</p>
<p>He said that the scheme was a critical strategy to reduce plastic and promote recycling, adding that plastic waste posed environmental degradation due to its non-degradable nature.</p><div class="8HI5BWTh" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>Barikor said that although plastics provided significant economic benefits in industries such as packaging, healthcare, and construction, they contained harmful chemicals used in their production.</p>
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<p>He said that some of the factors had contributed to increasing plastic pollution, threatening both human health and biodiversity.</p>
<p>Barikor said that in response to the concerns, NESREA had rolled out the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programme for plastic packaging and other plastic products.</p>
<p>He revealed that the initiative was supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other development partners.</p>
<p>He, however, added that the EPR programme aimed to hold producers accountable for the entire life cycle of their products, including waste management and recycling efforts.</p>
<p>According to him, the new project is titled, “Accelerating a Circular Plastic Economy to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Its Impacts in the African Region.”</p>
<p>‘’This will enhance the operation and enforcement of Nigeria’s national environmental regulations on plastic waste, focusing on plastic packaging.</p>
<p>‘’It also aims to create a comprehensive proposal to expand the programme’s scope across the country,</p>
<p>Some of the plastic companies and recycling plants visited include; Holborn, VIVA, ASIA, Fas Agro, and Anthophila Empire, all located in Kano metropolis.</p>
<p>The stakeholders who welcomed the new initiative, promised to transition their businesses to more sustainable models.</p>
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