Lagos will ban the use of tekawe sponges from Monday The Lagos state government has said that from tomorrow, Monday, February 19, it will s...
Lagos will ban the use of tekawe sponges from Monday
The Lagos state government has said that from tomorrow, Monday, February 19, it will start implementing the law prohibiting the use of rubber for selling food across the state.
The commissioner of environment and water resources of the state, Tokunbo Wahab, said this during a meeting with the leaders of the state's markets.
Also, in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the ministry, Kunle Adeshina, on Saturday, he said that the Commissioner for the Environment said that the officers of the Sanitation Agency, the police officers and other agencies involved in the situation will go around. markets to catch the plastic that is sold in stores.
The announcement called on traders to avoid selling food on railways and roads.
"We have to clean our markets from what will harm us," said the commissioner.
He added that garbage must be separated from the state's markets, to improve the health of the community.