The Lagos State Government has commenced the enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics after it issued a six-month notice to all stakeholders.
The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced during a press conference at Alausa, Ikeja, that any company that failed to adhere to the ban on single-use plastics would be prosecuted and sealed off.
Wahab said the state government won’t succumb to any pressure or blackmail to consider another shift in date.
The commissioner emphasised that the ban was expected to move the state towards realisation of reduction of the quantum of waste generated in the state and at different landfill sites.