The wide variety of plastic products available within Nigeria alone and the resulting high demand for them has made it impossible to depend solely on the importation of plastics, which has led to the drastic rise in the number of plastics producing industries in Nigeria. [...] 400,000 and 1 million people die each year in low- and middle-income countries because of diseas- The first goal of waste management is to protect es related to mismanaged waste.22 the health of the urban population, particularly those of low-income groups who suffer dispro- The environmental and health effects of plastic portionately from poor waste management. [...] The objective was to further emphasise the need for the world to break free from plastic pollution at the height of the global pandemic of COVID-19. [...] The first Brand Audit was a huge success that enlightened the community on the dangers of plas- tics, particularly the indiscriminate disposal of plastic waste and the safer and healthier alternatives to plastics as well as better methods of plastic waste management. [...] 25 remove importation, and plastics, and remove remove effective materials, and policies, and implementing can remove effort the management practice remove single-use items, and remove remove the EPR otherwise, PLASTIC BRAND AUDIT REPORT Recommendations Conclusion Having seen the extent of plastic pollution in these communities, what then is the solution and the way Nigeria is currently drowning i.
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