Dow, a company specialising in providing “innovative and sustainable” solutions for packaging, has recently launched the “ReflexNG” project in Nigeria. The initiative aims to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos, an economic hub and Nigeria’s largest city. Dow will implement the project in collaboration with local partners.
Environmental pollution from plastic waste will soon be reduced in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous city. Packaging solutions provider Dow is launching a sanitation project in the city called “ReflexNG”. It is a pilot project to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos. ReflexNG is part of Dow’s overall sustainability goal of “Stop the Waste”, which will collect, reuse or recycle one million tonnes of plastics worldwide by 2030. The company plans to work with local partners such as Omnik and RecylePoints.
Collecting 300 million tonnes of plastic waste
The “ReflexNG” project is specifically concerned with the recycling of used water sachets (pouches) via a pilot programme. “Through this programme, we want to show residents that it is possible to collect, recycle and reuse plastic,” says Dow. The company, in collaboration with Omnik and RecylePoints, will collect approximately 300 million pieces of waste as part of the “ReflexNG” project. The waste will then be sent to recycling facilities. A “viable” business case for the use of recyclates (resins made from recycled plastic) in non-food primary packaging applications will also be conducted. Read more…
