Nigeria parents pay school bills with recyclable waste Posted My Dream Stead school is one of 40 low-cost schools in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos that accept recyclable waste as payment.

The OANDO Foundation has advised that environmental education will help address Nigeria’s waste problems. A statement by the foundation explained that through its Clean Our World project, which ...

In the Ajegunle area of Lagos, with its sprawling slums, children from poor homes who may otherwise be at risk of joining perilous gangs have found a renewed sense of purpose. With their parents, the ...

The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) says it is determined to ensure that Abuja residents pay their waste bills. Mr Osi Braimah, Director of AEPB, said this on Wednesday after a court ...

This research only includes recyclable waste, since it has a value and therefore generates money when sold. This mainly applies to thermoplastics, which soften when heated, e.g. packaging materials.

Kareem Abiodun Habeebullah, whose mother tongue is Yoruba, was just a secondary school student when he was whipped in class for not speaking in English. "When I was growing up, I was struggling to ...

Legislators, regulators and private industry have put a greater emphasis on reducing and recycling food scraps in recent years. While laws and initiatives surrounding food waste may be more aggressive ...

Nigeria's president has signed a controversial bill that earmarks $6.1 million for a presidential yacht and millions more for sport utility vehicles for his wife and other top government officials ...

A paper published last fall in Chemical & Engineering News (CEN) by the American Chemical Society (ACS), “Companies are placing big bets on plastics recycling. Are the odds in their favor?” noted that ...

The Alternative Bank has said it is collaborating with the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, in a bid to foster a greener, and more sustainable future. Mohammed Yunusa, Director of Digital ...