NESREA cautions stakeholders on regulation

Dr Lawrence Anukam, the Director-General of the Agency stated this in a paper presented at the closing of the International Waste Summit organised by the Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON) in Lagos.The theme of his presentation is: “Enforcement of Environmental Law and Waste Management Industry Development.’’Anukam, who was represented by Mr Olufunbi Sode, the […]

Dr Lawrence Anukam, the Director-General of the Agency stated this in a paper presented at the closing of the International Waste Summit organised by the Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON) in Lagos.
The theme of his presentation is: “Enforcement of Environmental Law and Waste Management Industry Development.’’
Anukam, who was represented by Mr Olufunbi Sode, the Director, South-West Zonal Office, said that the Extended Producers Responsibilities (EPR) scheme, when implemented, would rid the environment of solid wastes and enhance the aesthetics.
He noted that waste management involved numerous social issues and technological challenges.
According to the director-general, problems confronting effective solid waste management in many Nigerian cities are multi-dimensional.
“These problems can be attributed to co-disposal of wastes like hazardous, recyclable, bio-degradable and shortage of trained manpower.
“The challenge before us is to reduce production of non-biodegradable materials, re-use existing products in a wider range of applications and develop the technology to recycle materials once they have outlived their original purposes,’’ he said.
Anukam said that there were inadequate environmentally sound technologies and that there were low-waste production technology and technical know-how in Nigeria. (NAN)