Minister decries 14m tonnes of ocean plastic waste

Josephine Ogundeji The Federal Government has disclosed that about 14 million tonnes of plastic annually obstruct the world’s oceans, threatening Nigeria’s biodiversity and impacting vital marine ecosystems. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, stated this recently at a training workshop for stakeholders on the Extended Producer Responsibility programme in Abuja. The workshop was organised by [...]The post Minister decries 14m tonnes of ocean plastic waste appeared first on Healthwise.

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