FBRA Partners with UNIDO to Train Recyclers and Manufacturers of Plastic in Abuja.
The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA), in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), held a seminar to raise awareness of the Promoting Sustainable Plastic Value Chains Through Circular Economy Practices for Recyclers Project in Abuja. The aim of this collaboration is to contribute to Nigeria’s inclusive and sustainable industrial development and to reduce leakage of plastics into the environment.
The problem of plastic pollution has continued to grow in tandem with the increase in the use plastics, necessitating the application of measures to help mitigate the problem by ensuring a circular economy. One of such measures is the awareness raising seminar targeted towards promoting circular economy principles and practices to ensure resource efficient production for plastic value chains in Nigeria.
Participants in the training included relevant stakeholders across the plastic value chain in Abuja and other states in northern Nigeria. Also in attendance were representatives from FBRA’s member companies, Plastic Waste Value Players: Waste pickers, Collectors, Aggregators, Recyclers and Off-takers. representatives from UNIDO, NESREA and the Federal Ministry of Environment were also present.
Amongst topics discussed during the technical sessions are Resource Efficient, Cleaner Production and its Benefits, Circular Economy, and Plastic Packaging. Nishio Nahomi, the UNIDO Project Manager, emphasised the importance of Promoting Sustainable Plastic Value Chains Through Circular Economy Practices for Recyclers project for Nigeria. Recommendations include the demonstration of Circular Economy through Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) assessments, adoption of innovative technology and partnership with pilot companies committed to exploring Japanese improvement options.
Mr. Chukwudi Nwabuisiaku, Assistant Director, Plastics Waste Control at National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), spoke on the need to adopt circularity within the plastic value chain. He also reassured the participants of the NESREA’s unwavering support for the success of the Promoting Sustainable Plastic Value Chains Through Circular Economy Practices for Recyclers project. Participants expressed their appreciation of the training and the impact it would have on their businesses. A representative of Boskel Nigeria Limited thanked FBRA for such an initiative and said he is eager to incorporate the new learnings in his business.
Rounding up the event, Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Lead for Nestlé Nigeria Plc, a founding member company of FBRA, thanked everyone present and encouraged participants to continue to strive towards achieving the end goal which is plastics circularity. She also expressed the willingness of FBRA to continue to provide the support needed to transit to this circular economy for plastics in Nigeria.
About FBRA
Registered in March 2018 as the Industry Coalition for the Food and Beverage Sector, the Packaging Producer Responsibility Organisation to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility in Nigeria. The Alliance has membership drawn from responsible and forward-thinking companies which includes Nigerian Bottling Company Plc, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Intercontinental Distillers Limited,
International Breweries Limited, Tulip Cocoa, Prima Caps and Preforms, DOW Chemicals, Tetra Pak West Africa, The LaCasera Company Plc, Engee PET Manufacturing Company Limited, Omnik Limited, UAC Foods Limited, Unilever Nigeria Plc, Perfetti Van Melle, CHI Limited, Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals
Limited, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Beta Glass Plc/Frigoglass Industries Nigeria Limited, Kellogg Tolaram Plc, CWAY Limited, Dufil Plc, Friesland Campina
WAMCO, PolySmart Group, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Zard Group and British American Tobacco. For more information contact info@fbranigeria.ng. www.fbranigeria.ng
L-R Oluyomi Banjo (National Programme Coordinator, UNIDO); Nishio Nahomi (Project Manager, UNIDO); Mr. Ryosuke Arai (Sales Manager Recycled Plastics, RECOTECH); Agharese Onaghise (Executive Secretary, FBRA); Sakoto Takenoshita (Technical Advisor, UNIDO) and Victoria Uwadoka (Corporate Communications & PR Manager, Nestle Nigeria).
L-R Cross section of participants from UNIDO, FBRA, Producers/ Manufacturers of Packaging and Waste Value Chain players in Abuja environs.
22 Comments
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 85137 additional Information to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Here you can find 79393 additional Information to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More on to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More Information here on that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Info to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Info to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More on to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Here you can find 22388 more Information on that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More Information here to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 62344 more Info on that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More on on that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Here you can find 82940 more Info on that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Here you will find 85744 more Info to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More Information here to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Here you will find 90450 more Information on that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Here you will find 49892 more Information to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More Info here to that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Here you will find 70782 additional Info on that Topic: streetwiseworld.com.ng/2023/03/31/fbra-partners-with-unido-to-train-recyclers-and-manufacturers-of-plastic-in-abuja/ […]
Wow, fantastic weblog layout! How long have you
been blogging for? you make blogging look easy.
The total look of your web site is wonderful, let alone the content material!
You can see similar here sklep internetowy