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LAGOS (Sundiata Post) – The Lagos State Government has explained why it placed a ban on the use of styrofoam in the state. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated that it had to be done to protect the…

Lagos State government has said that it banned the use of styrofoam in the state to protect the environment and the people’s wellbeing. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, restated this at the Nigeria…

Lagos State government yesterday reiterated that it banned the use of Styrofoam to protect the environment and the people’s wellbeing. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab restated...

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab made this known.

Yee Wah Global says it hopes to transform the ban into opportunity by investing in and researching alternative tableware.

Hong Kong has enacted new legislation to curb the use of single-use plastic cutlery and Styrofoam products, aiming to tackle pollution, officials said.

Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, on Thursday, seized styrofoam food packs across markets in different local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources,…

Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, on Thursday, seized styrofoam food packs across markets in different local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources,…

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has tackled the Lagos State Government over the full enforcement of the ban on usage and distribution of Styrofoam packs ahead of the 2025 deadline. MAN explained that some anti-industrial…

The law also requires businesses serving food only to provide straws and plastic utensils when customers request them

The Lagos State Government recently intensified its environmental crackdown by confiscating tonnes of Styrofoam packs in Lagos Island's Bombata area, aligning with its policy to phase out single-use plastics statewide.

The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources’ enforcement officials have implemented the state’s market ban on styrofoam food containers. New Telegraph recalls that a few months prior, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo…

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Investigators in Pennsylvania identified a suspect in an unsolved slaying through DNA obtained from a discarded cigarette butt and a bitten-off piece of a styrofoam cup, authorities said Monday.

A New Jersey man was arrested on March 20 in connection to the 2012 cold case murder of Julio Torres, who was shot outside the West Reading Diner.

Oyo State Government has banned the use of styrofoam for packaging food. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, announced the ban, yesterday, during the food safety stakeholders’ forum held at the Conference Room of…

The Oyo State Government, on Monday, banned the use of styrofoam for food packaging, storage and other related usage in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, announced the ban during the Food Safety…

The Commissioner for Health, Mrs Ajetunmobi, said the decision was part of government efforts to uphold food safety standards in the state.

The state House of Assembly had on February 8, 2024 urged the state government to ban the use of styrofoam for food purposes in the state.