The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps has uncovered a warehouse illegally storing banned styrofoam packs in at No. 6 Ogusefunmi Street, off Nurudeen Street, Anifowoshe, Ikeja following a tip-off from a whistleblower.
This update was shared on Tuesday via X by Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who confirmed the operation, stating, “Following a tip-off by a whistleblower, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources discovered another warehouse at No 6 Ogusefunmi Street off Nurudeen Street, Anifowoshe, Ikeja.
“The building is being used for storing the banned styrofoam packs. The operatives of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps have confiscated the packs.”
Recall that in January 2024, the Lagos State Government announced the ban on the use and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics across the state.
Stryrofoam is used to manufacture disposable plates used in eateries.
Wahab noted that the decision was reached following the menace that single-use plastics especially the non-biodegradable Styrofoam were causing on the environment.
The ministry has been cracking down on the illegal storage and sale of banned items across the state, aiming to curb environmental pollution.
