The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Borno Plastic Industries Limited (BOPLAS), in partnership with Tatabe Global Services Limited, have rolled out measures to create employment opportunities from the waste menace to green jobs as part of efforts to combat climate change, poverty, and restiveness among youth and women in the state.
The initiative aims to promote inclusive plastic recycling as a pathway to environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and economic empowerment in Borno State.
Aliyu Usman, the Director-General of the Borno State Great Green Wall, spoke during an inception meeting for the POPLAS -GIZ Supporting Sustainable Social Protection, Participation and Economic Resilience in Northeast Nigeria (SEPIN SUSI) held in Maiduguri.
According to him, it underscores the need to address the growing environmental and socio-economic challenges associated with plastic waste accumulation in Maiduguri, where rapid urbanisation, inadequate waste management systems, and indiscriminate plastic disposal contribute to flooding, pollution, public health
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