Mixed Reactions Trail Ban on Single Use Plastics, Port Harcourt Residents Divided

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Mixed reactions have continued to trail the ban on single use plastics, especially sachet and plastic water.

Recall that the federal government had announced that by January 2025, it will enforce the ban on plastics, after its steps this year January to curb environmental degradation caused by plastic pollution in the country.

Reacting to this development, residents of Port Harcourt who expressed support for the move, told Todayfm Sandra Kenneth that the ban was long overdue, giving the impact of both sachet and plastics to the blockage of drainages across the country.

Conversely, some residents criticized the government for the move, saying it will increase the already experienced hardship on citizens, and questioned other measures the government has in place to alleviate the suffering of the people.

Meanwhile, the national president of Hygienic water producers association of Nigeria, Egberi Mackson who expressed worry over the billions of naira invested in the sector, said water producers and some citizens will have no hope if the ban is implemented.

On his part, the head of economics department at the Rivers state university, Professor Dennis Ewubareh said the country is already going through economic crisis, ranging from food inflation, PMS increase, and unemployment.

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