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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ope Adetayo

The polluted city struggling to enforce single-use plastic ban

Package plastic waste is seen at a dumpsite on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria - (Associated Press/Sunday Alamba)

Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona uses Styrofoam and plastic packaging multiple times a day, a common practice in Lagos, one of the world's most plastic-polluted urban areas.

The megacity's over 20 million residents contributed 870,000 tonnes to the global 57 million tonnes of plastic waste in 2024.

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