We Don't Have Time
Climate warning
Climate warning
Magaji Obaike
164 w
In Nigeria, shopping simply means buying and selling throwaway plastics
Already ranked among global top ten countries with highest level of mismanaged plastic waste, and despite obvious and manifold signs--clogged drainage, soil poisoning, littered surrounding--we are still either skeptical or in denial about the plastic pollution emergency in Nigeria.
If you ever get thirsty, you must drink from a throwaway plastic (sachet or bottle) regardless of where you are: at home, in the office, or in transit. Nylon bags have become so integral to buying and selling that the word 'shopping' has become just another fancy word for transporting single-use plastic and packaging from one place to another.
Arguably, asides value for our money, when we buy we are simply buying and transporting single-use plastic and packaging.
***I live alone and below is my collection and storage of throwaway plastic and packaging for 120 days (Oct - Jan)
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157 w
This is such a big issue, governments need to start acting on it! However, I would recommend you to target someone else than WeDontHaveTime such as a local or national government or governors, a specific company, etc. This is not something that We Don't Have Time has done. By targeting one organization, institution, or company, we will be able to contact them and ask them to join the climate dialogue!
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157 w
We want to target all the shopping stores- Mr Biggs, chicken republic, just rite, and so many more.
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154 w
Now I know better. Thank you for the heads up
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157 w
Yes I agree with you, one solution I have taught of is recreating REFILL CENTERS in different locations in NIGERIA. This will give a chance to reduce the throwaway Plastics and nylon bags in the streets and drainage system.
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No gainsaying that ANYTHING far reaching is usually sacrificed on the altar of profit by governments, especially in our own clime. They cannot be trusted with well-meaning projects. I plan to use a comprehensive public-private partnership to promote and inspire mobile dispensary services to consumers' doorstep and while promoting circular economy--return, refill, and reuse; essentially to decouple plastic packaging in all of its forms from consumption at the source.