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#MyEcobarterStory: Meet Halima Ibrahim – Pharmacist & Eco Advocate

At Ecobarter, beyond waste recycling, we place strong emphasis on our recyclers. Our key focus is building meaningful connections with the community while driving new ways to normalize waste recycling and establish efficient waste disposal systems that benefit the greater community. Meet Halima Ibrahim! Halima Ibrahim is a Pharmacist and Eco Advocate with a strong […]

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Deposit Return Schemes and Extended Producer Responsibility: Why Nigeria Cannot Wait Any Longer

Everywhere you look in Nigeria today, waste is part of the landscape, plastic bottles floating in gutters, cans tossed on roadsides, and even old electronics dumped in open fields. According to the World Bank, Nigeria is Africa’s largest generator of solid waste, and most of it is either burnt or left unmanaged. The truth is,

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What Eliminating Fashion wastes in Nigeria looks like

Everything competes with food in Nigeria. Infact, there’s a popular Yoruba saying that is loosely translated as- a person’s stomach cannot be empty and any other discussion will get assimilated. So, despite clothing and shelter sitting on the same level on the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, food just seems to always edge out the

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Exploring the Benefits of Reverse Vending Machines in Nigeria

Every minute 16,000 of plastic bottles is consumed and tossed in Nigeria. In one year, 2.5million tons of plastic wastes, approximately 150 billion plastic bottles is generated in Nigeria Plastics are excellent and cheap packaging materials especially for food and beverage products, but in a country of over 200 million people without access to a

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Lagos State’s Single-Use Plastic Ban: What It Means for Residents

Over 20 million Lagosians have had to adjust their daily habits since the Lagos State Government enforced its single-use plastic (SUP)Lagos State Government enforced its single-use plastic (SUP) ban in January 2024. The ban, which became part of a nationwide policy in January 2025, aims to curb plastic pollution and encourage sustainable waste

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Go Green with Ecobarter Campaign

Climate change is here, another reminder to go green. it rains historically on dry days and we are experiencing unprecedented heat across our cities. As climate change occurs, Nigerian cities are at an increased risk of extreme weather events such as flooding, pests and diseases, droughts, food shortages amongst other persisting social, economic and environmental

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