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Nigeria requires manufacturers and importers to take responsibility for plastic waste

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Nigeria has introduced the National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2026.
  • The rules require manufacturers, importers, brand owners, recyclers and other plastics operators to manage waste linked to their products.
  • Environment Minister Balarabe Abbas Lawal unveiled the regulations in Abuja.

Nigeria's federal government has unveiled regulations that place responsibility for plastic waste on the companies and operators that produce, import, sell and recycle plastic products.

The National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2026 cover manufacturers, importers, brand owners, recyclers and other businesses across the plastics value chain.

Environment Minister Balarabe Abbas Lawal unveiled the regulations in Abuja. The measure requires those operators to take responsibility for waste generated by their products.

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