The BASL in partnership with the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance of Nigeria (FBRAN), has launched an innovative waste recycling programme at the terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal, Lagos.
FBRAN is a representation of an industry coalition with 29 member companies. It was formed by four multi-nationals, namely the Nigerian Bottling Company, Nestle Plc, Nigerian Breweries, and 7-Up Bottling Company.
The body has a subsisting partnership with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, Ogun State Waste Management Authority and Abuja Municipal Waste Management Authority, as well as international partners like United Nations Development Organization and World Bank. The synergy is for climate change mitigation and prevention through reduction of plastic waste pollution, among others.
In statement signed by BASL’s Head of Corporate Communications, Oluwatosin Onalaja, the project, which was launched recently, is an attempt to smartly manage and sort the over 1,000kg of waste generated by the over 10,000 users of the airport terminal daily (including passengers, vendors, shoppers, and employees), and convert it into wealth.
Speaking at the event, BASL’s Acting Chief Operating Officer, Tosan Duncan, said the Green Project Launch at the MMA2 terminal was part of the organization’s compliance measures to tackle the global crisis of climate change and its resultant harmful effects.
Duncan said that with the development, MMA2 is now strategically positioned to contribute to the global campaign against plastic pollution and its harmful impacts on humans and the environment.
In her presentation, Ms. Agharese Onaghise, the Executive Secretary of FBRAN, who said the Green Project Launch at MMA2 was the first of its kind in any Airport Terminal in Nigeria, noted that the project has the potential to contribute to health and air travel safety measures in the terminal.
Onaghise explained that the initiative was to ensure that waste is separated from source, for efficient management, reusability and prevention of health hazards that could arise from improper disposal.