STYROFOAM: No Going Back On Ban And Usage In The State — Lagos Government

The Lagos State Government on Thursday maintained that there is no going back on the total ban of usage and distribution of Styrofoam  in the State.

The affirmation was made at a consultative meeting of the State with representatives of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria(MAN) and Restaurant and Food Services Proprietor Association of Nigeria(REFSPAN) at the Alausa Secretariat.

Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab who spoke on behalf of the state said enough damage has been done already to the health of the people and the state of the environment.

He said the only moratorium which the state is willing to offer all producers and distributors of Styrofoam is to delay commencement of enforcement of the ban by three weeks.

He said 3 weeks is enough time for the products already in the state to be exhausted if indeed the stockists are committed.

Wahab reminded that everyone that the pronouncement on banning of Styrofoam was made over three years but that no one has tried to enforce the law till now. He said the number of lives that have been lost through the effect of the use of styrofoam, the destruction of the ecosystem and aquatic lives as well as the menance brought upon the environment cannot be quantified.

He added that the lives of the residents is far more important than the profit producers set to make for the continuous production of Styrofoam.