Considered the main polluter African cities for decades, the use of plastic is unfortunately in the lifestyles and cultures of life of the populations in the housing, agriculture and industry sectors food, commerce...

                All this is made worse by a ignorance and neglect of the many dangers of accumulating these plastics. Dangers which result in numerous disturbances on the health of populations but also on the life of wildlife and flora.
       Pollution by plastic waste generates multiple damages: obstruction of the city's sewers, soil erosion, pollution of rivers and oceans... Numerous awareness campaigns and bans on use of its packaging unfortunately did not succeed in several African countries.
        However, after Brazzaville in Congo, Nairobi in Kenya, Kigali in Rwanda, it is now Lagos State in Nigeria which has just promulgated the ban on this dangerous product.

Hellen Kahaso Dena
responsible for the pan-African project
on plastic (from Greenpeace Africa) said

          “We commend Lagos State for taking action decisive in favor of the environment by banning Styrofoam and other single-use plastics. This is a positive signal and strength which shows that Nigeria is determined to tackle the problems critical environmental issues and contribute to a sustainable future for alongside other African nations.”
                Plastics contribute significantly to the triple planetary crisis: climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. Plastic pollution is a serious global threat that harms the health of humans and wildlife and flora - therefore of the planet - and this, more heavily in less wealthy countries where waste management systems are ineffective or non-existent. While welcoming this important decision, Hellen Kahaso Dena specifies that the implementation of this decision as well as the repair of existing damage constituted a task monumental.
                It now remains for the government to Lagos State not only enforces the ban on effectively, but also to strengthen policies and regulations relating to plastic materials in circulation in the country. Street vendors and markets in Lagos used plastic bags for packaging food and products. Producers will now have to adopt sustainable solutions and affordable to replace polystyrene and other plastics Disposable. It is only by providing support that the government will be able to offer sustainable alternatives to these very harmful products which people use every day.
     Finally, let us recall that more than 34 African countries have decreed a ban on plastics or enacted laws limiting their use. In most cases, the application of prohibitions remains a challenge.