The Lagos State Government has announced the immediate ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam and other single-use plastics plates in the state.

The Lagos State commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a tweet via his X handle on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Wahab expressed concerns that the single-use plastics have become a menace in a densely populated city.

Following the menace which single-use plastics especially non-biodegradable Styrofoam are causing on the environment, the Lagos State government through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources is hereby announcing a ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics in the State with immediate effect,” he said.

The commissioner, however, did not disclose how the Lagos State Government hopes to achieve total compliance to this directive.