California’s landmark environmental law has helped thwart state lawmakers’ many, many plans for society. They’re now thwarting lawmakers’ plans for themselves too. Last week, a California appeals court brought legislators’ plans for a new office annex on the state Capitol grounds to a screeching halt when it ruled the $1.3Continue Reading
TIJANI ABDULKABEER, a journalist from the University of Ibadan, during a recent trip to Sango Otta, Ogun State took a look at the waste disposal habit of the residents and its impact on the environment. His report: It was a rainy day on Saturday, January 8, 2022 when this reporter visitedContinue Reading
Before the creation of plastics the world was totally dependent on nature for the materials needed to produce everyday items. Because these other materials; such as metals, stones, bones, horns, fangs and tusks, were not easy to obtain or process, scientists and chemists looked for alternatives. The searchContinue Reading
You were among 5.7 million residents who produced 7.23 million tonnes of solid waste in 2019. That’s roughly the weight of 530,000 double-decker buses. That’s a significant amount of waste for a city-state of just 728 sq km. Less than half your waste — 40 per cent — was incineratedContinue Reading
