Plastic pollution
The Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) has released its five-year Plastic Brand Audit Report, spotlighting top corporate plastic polluters in the country.
The brand audit unveiled at a media event on Friday in Lagos, is part of activities to commemorate the 2025 World Environment Day.
Speaking at the event, Executive Director, SRADev Nigeria, Dr Leslie Adogame, said that over 11,000 plastic waste items were audited across six communities, revealing that food and beverage packaging—particularly PET bottles and sachet plastics—accounted for up to 99 per cent of pollution.
He noted that plastic pollution had escalated beyond an environmental issue to a public health crisis, linking it to cancer, hormonal disorders, and respiratory diseases.
He commended the Lagos State Government’s planned ban on single-use plastics, set to take effect on July 1, 2025, but urged for a broader scope that included PET bottles, nylon bags, and water sachets, which remained under-regulated.
“Top polluting companies must go beyond pledges and take measurable steps to reduce single-use plastics. We urge them to reveal their plastic footprint, reduce production, and reinvent packaging to be reusable,” Mr Adogame said.
SRADev called on the media to amplify awareness, drive public discourse, and hold corporate polluters accountable.
The audit was conducted under the global ‘Break Free From Plastic’ movement and contributes to international efforts for a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution.
