Lagos Bans Sales, Use, Distribution Of Styrofoam, Single-use Plastics

Mr Wahab said the ban became imperative following its negative impact on the environment, where drainage channels are continuously blocked.

The Lagos State government has banned the production, sale, distribution and usage of styrofoam and single-use plastics with immediate effect.

The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the ban on his X handle on Sunday.

According to Mr Wahab, the ban became imperative following its negative impact on the environment, where drainage channels are continuously blocked mostly by styrofoam and other single-use plastics despite its regular evacuation by the Lagos State Waste Management Agency. 

It read, “Following the menace which single-use plastics, especially non-biodegradable styrofoam, are causing on the environment, the Lagos State government, through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, is hereby announcing a ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics in the state with immediate effect.”