Single-Use plastics forbidden in Lagos from July 1
The Lagos State Government has fixed July 1 as the deadline for the eradication of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs).
Commissioner for the environment, Tokunbo Wahab, said the product’s existence is a “recipe for crisis”.
“We did not just wake up whimsically and choose to ban Styrofoam food packs in 2024”, Wahab told officials of food and beverage packaging company, Tetra Pak West Africa PLC, led by its Managing Director Haithem Debbiche.
Wahab also said that at the time government announced the styrofoam ban, it equally informed that the use single-use plastics would cease 12 months after then.
“Now, we believe that we have allowed everyone to transition. By July 1st, we will start full enforcement of the ban on Single Use Plastics (SUPs) just the way we did for styrofoam food packs in Lagos states, and we believe that this is reasonable enough,” Wahab added.
Responding, Debbiche, declared support for the government’s decision.
“We just want you to know that we are fully in support of the Laws of the Lagos State government and we have been making significant progress, but we recognise there is still a lot more to be done”, he said.
