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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 17 June 2021 For a very long time, Nigeria did not have any structured response to the waste crisis in the country. With our population increasing in quantum leaps, the environment is daily inundated with the weight of waste materials emanating from the activities of the citizens. While other forward-looking nations were already converting their waste to wealth, we cowered under the odorous invasion of our own rubbish. Nevertheless, in July last year, the Federal Executive Council approved a Solid Waste Management Policy for the country. Intended to improve cleanliness across the country and facilitate the conversion of waste to wealth, the policy would, however, not amount to anything if there was no implementable strategy through which the federal, state and local governments, institutions, non-governmental organisations, Ministries, Departments and Agencies, would comprehensively participate.

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