Lagos Generates 870,000 Tonnes Of Plastic Waste Annually, Says Free Recycle Limited

Freee Recycle Limited, a waste recycling company has revealed that Lagos State generates 870,000 tonnes of plastic waste yearly.

Jean-Marc, the Managing Director of BASF West Africa, while speaking at an event recently in Lagos described the volume of waste generated by the state as a source of wealth for the state.

According to him, there is a huge market in waste recycling and Nigeria still has a long way to go when it comes to the issue of waste.

He disclosed that the volume of waste in Nigeria and the total value in the emerging market is becoming a problem, adding that the company is set to provide solutions to the problem and people will start seeing big opportunities in waste recycling.

“When we collaborate, the first thing we look at is that we share common values and passion but measuring your success is very critical and you can only look at it from the total value of society’s perspective.

"We often see piles of plastic waste in Lagos, and everybody drops it in the garbage and they don’t even care about it.

"Look at it as mining in that particular pile you might have five to seven different types of plastics some of them have electricity value tied to them and others have a growing value chain for recycling.”