Daniel Adaji Worried about the growing plastic crisis in the state, the Anambra State Government has collaborated with the United States Agency for International Development, TechnoServe, and Coca-Cola to combat the challenge through strategic partnerships and innovative solutions. This collaboration was reaffirmed during a stakeholders’ meeting on Plastic Waste Recycling Management held at the Hilton Leisure Hotel in Awka on Sunday. Speaking at the event, the Anambra State Commissioner for Environment, Dr Felix Odimegwu, highlighted the environmental dangers posed by improperly managed plastic waste.
“Plastic waste becomes a menace to the environment when not separated and channelled for recycling. Our agenda aims to help address it, as it is built under key strategic pillars of design, collect, and partner, which we have been implementing across our operations. “We have the strong belief that every package has value and life beyond its initial use and, as such, should be collected and recycled into either a new bottle or another material for beneficial use, thereby taking off the lid on one-use-only life span into a completely circular economy,” he stated.
Odimegwu emphasised that partnerships like that were crucial for raising awareness about the importance of waste separation for recycling, which in turn contributes to economic prosperity through the plastic recycling value chain. The Country Director of TechnoServe Nigeria, Mrs Adesuwa Akinboro, represented by th.