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Plastic Recycling May 08, 2023 08:45:40 PM

Nigeria: Tax on Single-Use Plastic Received Mixed Reactions

Paul Ploumis
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It must be noted that the National Policy on Plastic Waste Management aims to eliminate single-use plastic bags and styrofoam by 2028.
Nigeria: Tax on Single-Use Plastic Received Mixed Reactions

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The decision by the Federal Government to impose 10% tax on single-use plastics bags in Nigeria has received mixed reaction. The tax was imposed as part of efforts to limit the usage of such bags ahead of the proposed ban on them, which is due to come into effect in 2028.

As per estimates by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), the country generates approximately 35 million tonnes of municipal solid waste every year, out of which around 10-15% are plastics. It must be noted that the National Policy on Plastic Waste Management aims to eliminate single-use plastic bags and styrofoam by 2028.

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Commenting on the tax, Babajide Alao, a retired Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Chairman, the Centre for Environmental Human Resources Development, University of Lagos noted that efforts to eliminate single-use plastic will contribute towards a better humanity and environment.

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Nigeria urged the government to prepone the date of implementation of ban on single-use plastics to 2024, instead of 2028.

Dr. Leslie Adogame, Executive Director of Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development stated that a taxation regime can be sustained only if EPR framework and guidelines are fully implemented.

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