by Ayomide Kolawole | Jun 25, 2018 | Environmental Development, General, Waste Management
The official World Cup jerseys for the Nigerian national team, Super Eagles, were made out of recycled plastic bottles – at least 16 bottles per kit. The jerseys made by American sportswear company, Nike, was first produced for football teams that participated...
by Ayomide Kolawole | May 31, 2018 | Environmental Development, General, Waste Management
According to the United Nations in its “World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, Key Findings and Advance Tables” publication, Nigeria has a population of 182.2 million people making it the most populous country in Africa. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)...
by Ayomide Kolawole | May 15, 2018 | Environmental Development, Waste Management
The Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission, Lagos, Ms. Laure Beaufils, has said the recycling of plastic and other waste can boost the economic status of Nigeria. Beaufils gave the advice at the commemoration of the Earth Day 2018 organised by the Lufasi...
by Ayomide Kolawole | May 4, 2018 | Climate Change, Environmental Development
Front-line negotiators from more than 190 nations gathering for climate talks in Bonn on Monday face a daunting task: Bring the 2015 Paris Agreement to life! The world’s only climate treaty pledges to cap global warming at “well under” two degrees Celsius and...
by Ayomide Kolawole | May 3, 2018 | Environmental Development, Waste Management
According to Kit Out My Office, office employees are unwittingly destroying the environment through overuse of paper. Recent figures show that approximately 50 percent of business waste is composed of paper. With 93 percent of that paper coming from trees, Kit Out My...
by Ayomide Kolawole | Apr 23, 2018 | Climate Change, Environmental Development
Earth Day turns 48 this year and millions of people in roughly 200 countries united on Sunday 22nd April 2018 to find ways to protect and celebrate the planet. In the past year, we’ve had environmental victories as well as defeats, all of which will have effects...
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