The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) has discovered a warehouse storing banned styrofoam products in the Idumota area of the state.
This revelation was made by the Commissioner of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a video shared on social media.
According to Wahab, the styrofoam packs have been confiscated and taken to the Taskforce Office for incineration.
He wrote, “Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) discovered a styrofoam packs warehouse in Idumota.
“The product has been confiscated and taken to the Taskforce Office for incineration.”
This operation is part of a series of similar actions taken by the agency to enforce the state’s ban on single-use plastics, including styrofoam.
In recent months, KAI operatives have intercepted a truckload of styrofoam packs bound for Cameroon in Ojuelegba and busted a styrofoam warehouse at Ojuwoye Market in Mushin.
These efforts aim to address the environmental menace caused by non-biodegradable styrofoam and other single-use plastics.
The Lagos State Government announced the ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics in January, citing the need to protect the environment from the harmful effects of these products.
