Noah’s Ark Communications partners LAWMA on Waste Recycling
Noah’s Ark Communications Limited, Nigeria’s leading creative powerhouse, recently collaborated with the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to promote awareness on proper waste disposal and
recycling in commemoration of its 17th anniversary.
Speaking shortly after the 5km walkathon held in Lagos themed “Recycling in a Plastic
World: An Eco Walk”, the Chief Executive Officer, Noah’s Ark Communications Limited,
Lanre Adisa, noted that the partnership with the waste management agency was aimed at
sensitising the neighbourhood and the people on the significance and benefits of recycling.
Adisa described the walk embarked upon by the team as a bold step to ensuring that
everyone lives better as a community. While appreciating the support of LAWMA,
LASTMA and Nigerian Police Force, he expressed the willingness of the company to
partner further with LAWMA in driving the message of waste management and recycling
further.
“There is a whole lot that can happen. I believe we can change our world starting from
here. Everybody believes that government should do everything for them but life does not
run that way. We are all government and have a role to play. If you decide to drop plastic
or any other waste on the road, government cannot be blamed. If there is any blame, it
should come to you because the day the flood comes and overtakes your house, you will
suffer the consequence. We hope that together we can make a difference,” he said.
In her remarks, Regional Manager, Recycling Waste, Lagos Waste Management
Authority, LAWMA, Ruqayah Kehinde, while outlining the agency’s various waste
management programmes and initiatives, noted that the agency remains committed to
driving advocacy on proper waste disposal as well as recycling of waste.
Kehinde further disclosed that the agency has launched youth-focused initiatives to instill
environmental responsibility and a culture of recycling from an early age.
“We have the Summer School Program where young people from age 7 to 16 are
educated and schooled on waste management and proper waste handling. We go from
one school to another to educate them on proper waste handling, disposal and recycling.
We have the LAWMA Advocacy Team that goes around the state to sensitize people,
educate them on proper waste disposal,” she said.
She noted that Lagos and Ogun State remain home to bottle recycling facilities, which
convert plastic waste into new, reusable products. She urged participants of the walkathon
to see themselves as change agents in the drive towards making the environment safe
and healthy.
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