The Federal Government has said that it has moved from voluntary waste management to mandatory enforcement, making plastic producers, importers and brand owners legally liable for their product lifecycles and waste management.
The Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Innocent Barikor, said this on Thursday at a stakeholders’ sensitisation programme on Extended Producer Responsibility, EPR, in Owerri.
Barikor expressed gratitude to the United Nations Environment Programme and the Japanese Government for their support of Nigeria’s transition toward an accelerated, resource-efficient circular plastic economy.
He also urged the stakeholders to intensify coordination among their industry subscribers as well as commit to achieving a cleaner and healthier Nigeria.