The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA), in
partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO), held a seminar to raise awareness of the Promoting Sustainable Plastic
Value Chains Through Circular Economy Practices for Recyclers Project in Abuja.
The aim of this collaboration is to contribute to Nigeria’s inclusive and sustainable
industrial development and to reduce leakage of plastics into the environment.
The problem of plastic pollution has continued to
grow in tandem with the increase in the use plastics, necessitating the
application of measures to help mitigate the problem by ensuring a circular economy.
One of such measures is the awareness raising seminar targeted towards
promoting circular economy principles and practices to ensure resource
efficient production for plastic value chains in Nigeria.
Participants in the training included relevant stakeholders
across the plastic value chain in Abuja and other states in northern Nigeria.
Also in attendance were representatives from FBRA’s member companies, Plastic
Waste Value Players: Waste pickers,
Collectors, Aggregators, Recyclers and Off-takers. representatives from UNIDO,
NESREA and the Federal Ministry of Environment were also present.
Amongst topics discussed during the technical
sessions are Resource Efficient, Cleaner Production and its Benefits, Circular
Economy, and Plastic Packaging. Nishio Nahomi, the UNIDO Project Manager,
emphasised the importance of Promoting Sustainable Plastic Value Chains Through
Circular Economy Practices for Recyclers project for Nigeria. Recommendations
include the demonstration of Circular Economy through Resource Efficiency and
Cleaner Production (RECP) assessments, adoption of innovative technology and
partnership with pilot companies committed to exploring Japanese improvement
options.
Cross section of participants from UNIDO, FBRA, Producers/ Manufacturers of Packaging and Waste Value Chain players in Abuja environs.
Mr. Chukwudi Nwabuisiaku, Assistant Director,
Plastics Waste Control at National Environmental Standards and Regulations
Enforcement Agency (NESREA), spoke on the need to adopt circularity within the
plastic value chain. He also reassured the participants of the NESREA’s
unwavering support for the success of the Promoting Sustainable Plastic Value
Chains Through Circular Economy Practices for Recyclers project. Participants expressed their appreciation of the training and the
impact it would have on their businesses. A representative of Boskel Nigeria
Limited thanked FBRA for such an initiative and said he is eager to incorporate
the new learnings in his business.
Rounding up the event, Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate
Communications and Public Affairs Lead for Nestlé Nigeria Plc, a founding
member company of FBRA, thanked everyone present and encouraged participants to
continue to strive towards achieving the end goal which is plastics
circularity. She also expressed the willingness of FBRA to continue to provide
the support needed to transit to this circular economy for plastics in Nigeria.
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