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‘Waste in the City’ initiative holds in Lagos community
By Adeola Ogunlade
The State-wide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation recently rolled out the Waste in the City initiative across Surulere Local Government Area, Coker-Aguda LCDA and Itire-Ikate LCDA as part of its environmental sustainability activities sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation.
The President/CEO of the foundation, Amb. Obuesi Phillips, said this ahead of the foundation’s 3rd town hall meeting schedule to hold on the 9th February 2021 at Itire-Ikate LCDA.
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He said the Waste in the City is a community engagements and sensitisation campaign. It is a plastic (PET Bottles) recovery initiative helping to unclog blocked drains and canals through the extraction of PET bottles, cans and other plastic waste, and recycling them through accredited off-takers.
He noted that the initiative will deploy Recyclable Drop-off receptacles across selected communities. 100 community members will be trained in four key areas which are customer services, records management and waste management skills.
