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ABUJA, NIGERIA | Xinhua | The authorities in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Lagos, the country’s economic hub, on Tuesday began enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics below 40 microns to address environmental concerns and promote sustainability. Tokunbo Wahab, the commissioner for environment and water resources in Lagos, told reporters …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environment stakeholders have renewed their call for a total ban on single-use plastics, particularly polythene carrier bags (commonly known as kaveera) under 30 microns, as part of efforts to protect the country’s environment. The demand was made on Wednesday during belated World Environment Day celebrations …

Toxic. Clingy. Everywhere. Uganda needs to break up with plastic! COMMENT | Sarah Musumba | Once upon a dusty Saturday in Kampala, a Fuso truck rumbles past, stacked high with buveera (plastic paper bags), water containers, soda bottles, and jerry cans. Now imagine 120 of those rolling in every single …

At Centenary Bank, monitoring and recycling our solid waste is at the top of our sustainability agenda to ensure our waste is repurposed or properly disposed of to avoid polluting the environment. COMMENT | EMMANUEL OTUKO | This year’s theme for World Environment Day 2025 – “Beat Plastic Pollution” is …

COMMENT | REGINA ASINDE |  Today, June 5, 2025, the world will come together to mark World Environment Day under the critical theme “End Plastic Pollution.” This year’s call is not just to observe but to act boldly, urgently, and together. The plastic crisis is no longer an invisible threat—it is …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja is ready to take on the challenges that come with being elevated to a city status, including garbage collection, Juliet Agnes Kadama, the Chairperson of Finance and Planning, has said. Kadama said this Wednesday as she welcomed a partnership between Pepsi, Crown Beverages and Waste …

While the current debate about plastics often centers on reducing consumption, this narrow focus overlooks the urgent need to curb fossil-fuel-based plastic production COMMENT | JAYATI GHOSH | There is no denying that plastics have delivered tremendous benefits over the past century, driving technological innovation, transforming health care, and fueling global …

Ottawa, Canada | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries around the world made significant progress in drafting a global instrument to end the scourge of plastic pollution. The negotiators from 175 countries including Uganda have been meeting in Ottawa Canada to put the final touches on the treaty that should be adopted before …

Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conservationists, Manufacturers, and processors have joined hands to initiate the use of bio-degradable plastics in the country, through a two-year pilot project spearhead by the Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF). The project dubbed Clean Products for the Environment, (CPE) will run up to 31st August 2025. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to address plastic waste in the environment, which comes with associated consequences such as clogged drainage channels and polluted water bodies, environmental enthusiasts have asked the public to embrace a circular economy as opposed to a linear economy. This was during …