In Next 50yrs, Nigeria Will Have More Floating Plastics in Waters Fishes Life – Experts

Researchers say there will be more floating plastic on Nigerian waters than aquatic life in the next 50 years unless the nation adopts proper management and disposal of plastics.

VerseNews reports that the scholars spoke during a Circular Plastic Economy Innovation Hub Stakeholders Engagement Workshop on Tuesday at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife.

Dr Adedapo Adediji, a researcher at Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute, PAULESI, said burning of plastic caused air pollution hazardous to human health.

According to him, it is better to turn plastic into useful materials.

“In the next 50 years, there’ll be more floating plastic in the ocean than fish which would terminate the water body and be very dangerous to the environment.

“Government alone cannot do it, that’s why we are sensitising stakeholders like government representatives, academia, students, people in the industry that produce plastics and the likes.

“To stop scattering plastic anyhow, stakeholders need to be engaged by finding a meaningful way of gathering them together and dropping them at the collation centre,” Mr Adediji said.

This Online News Platform understands that the insights shared by the researchers are a stark reminder of the urgent need for responsible plastic management.

This can be done by engaging stakeholders and advocating for a shift towards recycling and repurposing plastics.

This collective effort will undoubtedly lead to a cleaner, more sustainable future.