Buyers on the completely different shops of a well-liked retail retailer, Shoprite, in Lagos are regularly adjusting to its resolution to cease offering nylon baggage to clients.
Shoprite, on January 1, stopped offering nylon baggage to clients consistent with the Lagos State Authorities’s ban on single-use plastics.
The brand new coverage goals to cut back plastic waste and defend the surroundings.
As a part of the methods adopted by clients, our correspondent who visited the retail retailer’s Ikeja outlet situated contained in the Ikeja Metropolis Mall on Saturday noticed buyers with a number of objects conveying them with naked fingers to their autos within the automotive park.
Another buyers who weren’t prepared to purchase baggage have been additionally seen utilizing the shop’s trolleys to convey their bought objects to their autos with out nylon baggage and subsequently loading them immediately into their automotive trunks.
In accordance with a public discover displayed on the retailer, which was sighted on Saturday, Shoprite has additionally ceased providing different single-use plastic objects, together with plastic straws, plastic cutlery, and Styrofoam packaging.
The discover learn, “In assist of the Lagos State Authorities’s ban on single-use plastics, we are going to not present the next objects in our retailer: plastic straws, nylon baggage, plastic cutleries, Styrofoam packs. Let’s scale back plastic waste and defend our surroundings.”
The retail big has inspired clients to convey their very own reusable baggage when purchasing.
“You possibly can assist by bringing your reusable baggage,” the discover additional emphasised.
For these with out reusable baggage, Shoprite Ikeja is providing a Bagco tremendous sack for buy.
Prospects are urged to participate within the effort to cut back plastic waste.
“Please, keep in mind to convey your reusable baggage,” the discover reminded buyers.
This transfer follows the Lagos State Authorities’s directive, which mandates the discount of single-use plastic consumption throughout the state.
A cashier with the retail retailer informed PUNCH On-line that officers of the state authorities have been visiting the outlet to observe compliance.
PUNCH On-line stories that the Lagos State Authorities introduced plans to ban the circulation of single-use plastics, and sachet water, amongst others from January 2025.
The federal government had additionally in January 2024 banned using styrofoam in all authorities institutions and throughout the metropolis normally, following the growing prevalence of plastic waste and its unfavorable impact on the surroundings lately.
Confirming the ban, at a stakeholders’ workshop and consciousness on the implementation of the ban on the utilization of Styrofoam and SUPs for packaging in Lagos, the Commissioner for the Atmosphere and Water Assets, Tokunbo Wahab, defined that the ban set to begin from January 2025, is a part of measures by the state authorities to place in place coverage pointers for plastic utility in additional guaranteeing a sustainable administration of plastic waste, wholesome and secure surroundings.