Kano State Government in partnership with a private firm, Capegate Investment Company has said it has embarked on advocacy to encourage proper plastic waste disposal to reduce environmental pollution in the state.
This was just as the Commissioner for Environment, Kabiru Getso, said the trash-to-wealth project will empower Kano youths and also earn a legitimate income to the firm and government.
Group Chief Executive Officer of CapeGate, Alhaji Bashir Namadina, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with representatives of traders and the business community.
According to him, through its creation of waste-to-wealth initiatives, residents would be paid N200 every day for collection of waste services for proper disposal or in exchange for recyclable waste, thereby reducing the impact of climate change in the state.
He said: “Waste-to-wealth is a sustainable international initiative that is recognized worldwide with the objective of generating less waste, encouraging reusable materials, as well as promoting recycling and conversion of waste to new products which translates into income generation and job opportunities for the people.
Getso and his counterpart in the ministry of Commence, Industry and Trade, Ibrahim Muktar, said the cash-for-trash initiative will reduce the indiscriminate dumping of plastics in drains and water channels and would prevent the pollution of food and drinking water.
They added that the scheme will also help with erosion control, as drainage systems blocked with litter has been one of the major factors contributing to flooding in parts of Kano.
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