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NESREA, UNEP recycle 300 tonnes of electronic waste

by admineconai May 18, 2023
written by admineconai May 18, 2023
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The ministry of environment and the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) have recycled 300 tonnes of e-waste in Lagos state in collaboration with recyclers.

According to reports, the initiative is part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and global environment facility (GEF) project on “circular economy approaches for the electronics sector in Nigeria”.

Speaking during the event on Wednesday, Mohammed Abdullahi, minister of environment, said that e-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams globally, adding that most developing nations have been turned to dumping grounds for used electronics.

Abdullahi, who was represented by Stanley Jonah, director of planning, research and statistics, explained that e-waste management in Nigeria is majorly handled by the informal sector.

Read also: World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn

“They retrieve the economically viable components through dismantling and dispose of the part that is not valuable to them either at open dumpsite or by burning or burying with municipal waste,” he said. “Besides adding harmful element components to the environment, indiscriminate disposal of waste is a lost opportunity for recycling.

Speaking further, he said, “Most solid waste contains some form of recycling materials, including plastics, glass, precious materials and metal,”. “This calls for concern on the resources efficiency and the attendant problems it poses to human health and the environment.”

The minister commended the Lagos state government for its efforts in achieving the project target of recycling 300 tonnes of e-waste.

On his part, Aliyu Jauro, director-general of NESREA, said that there is a lot of environmental and health risk associated with e-waste, adding that some of the hazardous materials contained in e-waste are lead, mercury, beryllium, cadmium and persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

The director-general explained that the project aims to reduce the contamination of air, land and water, as well as manage the impacts on vulnerable populations in the sector.

Story was adapted from TheCable.

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