Author: Michael Egbejule
A professor of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Forensics and Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University Okada (IUO), Prof Lawrence Ezemonye, yesterday, advocated the use of technological innovations to manage plastic waste in Nigeria, saying Africa generated approximately 8.5 million out of 380 million tonnes of plastic waste generated globally. Ezemonye made the revelation during the university’s College of Natural and Applied Science yearly lecture, which coincided with the World Environment Day held in Okada, Benin. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day, is “Solutions to Plastic Pollution.”