NESREA calls for implementation of EPR

The management of the national Environmental Standards Regulation and Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has called for the implementation of the extended producer responsibility programme in the country to address the growing heap of refuse.
Dr Lawrence Chidi Anukam, Director-General/CEO of NESREA said at a stakeholders meeting in Lagos that: “while it is necessary to take charge of the waste we generate, it is important to work together to achieve success”.  He said: “we need to cooperate and be committed in this project so that we can get the best out of it”, adding that alliance is the key if we have to make any head way”.
Anukam said there was no going back on the EPR adding that “everybody must be on board with equal playing fields and obedience to the laws of the land.”
He acknowledged the fact that the presence of the key stakeholders was a clear demonstration of the high priority they accord environmental protection and sustainable development issues.