Stakeholders Urges Gov’t To Implement Policy of Getting Everyone involved in Environmental Management

Stakeholders in the Environmental sectors have called on the government at all levels to get everyone involved in keeping the environment, saying that the government should look into the policies and see how to make its work.

The CANs Park limited over the weekend in Abuja, in collaboration with Impulse Recycling Ltd, Chanja Datti Recycling and initiative for the Advancement Of Waste Management In Africa (Waste Africa), took  the children through process and procedures of recycling as they celebrated Children’s Day, “tagged climate education for all”.

The CANs Park Ltd, Community Manager, Ashley Best, said today being Children’s day, they decided to come up with an art recycling day, which is about teaching the kids about recycling and good recycling habits and also to have fun while they push the arts method towards fine learning. 

Mrs Best, further added they did a similar Carnival that has the kids palm print on it. “And it’s like an imprint of the entire world. So it’s more like showing the importance of recycling and trying to use art to communicate information as well.”

Ms Oluwalonimi Coker, communication and marketing manager at Impulse Recycling Ltd, expressed that the new generation needs to learn the things that olders generation have not been taught.

“We are having to learn as adults, so if they can learn it while they’re still young, then it will become the lifestyle that they can follow. The goal is climate education at all levels. So if they are completely aware of what the effects of plastic pollution are, how they can make small lifestyle changes and that way we can make a greater impact on our environment and essentially the world. 

She said the organization is essentially into reducing plastic waste and are involved in climate education, as well as providing jobs and hiring people in environments with jobs according to the circular economy, as an entrepreneurs from plastic waste management.

Mr. Victor Andrew Eyo, Communication Lead at Chanja Datti Recycling, Said today we were trying to instill recycling values in children. “We talk about recycling a lot and how important it is. Today children day. It’s a great opportunity to get the kids involved. Tell them about recycling and how much they can help the environment. 

“And so far, so good. The kids have been wonderful. They’ve learned a lot about recycling. recyclables, recycle, are going to recycle these materials.”

Mrs. Odhikon Juliet, programs director at initiative for the Advancement Of Waste Management In Africa, also known as West Africa, said they partnered with other organizations to teach the children on recycling, aside from having fun.

The programs director said that is an opportunity to teach the children about the environment, and get them involved in environmental protection, saying that for adults who already set in our ways, but for the children, “we can teach them and imbibe those cultures in them as they grow up with it in the future, the generations can carry that culture on.”

She said “We want a situation where an environment is clean, people are aware of sustainability. Just creating that space where our future generations will be saved where the  environment is conducive for them. 

“So that’s the essence of today, capturing our young ones, and also giving them the opportunity to leave their houses and come out to have fun. 

“Another thing that motivates us as we have other programs, initiatives that were involved in where we send children back to school, and then they paid their tuition using waste. And today is an opportunity  to speak to the parents that are here with their kids about the fact that waste from their houses can send the child to school and can help keep a child in school to get them involved. 

“Doing what they consider to be waste is a resource that another child can use to gain education. So it is a prompt for the parents to take actions to start recycling from home, get the children involved in recycling for them to know that I can keep my bottle as I finish consuming my soft drink and that bottle can be used to pay someone’s tuition. So that’s one of the reasons why we’re here today.”