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Procter and Gamble (P&G) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to boost the culture of waste sorting, recycling and the promotion of environmental sustainability in Nigeria.

According to Temitope Iluyemi, director, global government relations, P&G sub-Sahara Africa, the partnership has shown that the Lagos state government appreciates P&G’s environmental-friendly disposition.

She said that in pursuance of this, LAWMA recently donated sets of disposable bins to P&G as support for its recycling programme, which aims to promote proper disposal of disposable issues.

Iluyemi added that P&G takes the issue of waste disposal seriously, which informed the company’s recent policy of putting in place a full sustainability programme in its manufacturing plants to provide means of supplying recyclables materials to recyclers in the most cost-effective and convenient ways.

“P&G is committed to touching and improving lives now and for generations to come,” she said.

“This inspires everything we do, guides our strategic choices, leads to bigger and better innovation, drives brilliant execution, and compels us to make a difference in areas such as environmental and social sustainability.”

She added that this was important as P&G’s responsibility as a company was to create products and services that improve people’s lives into every aspect of its business and operations.

Ola Oresanya, managing director, LAWMA, who commented on the partnership said the partnership would boost LAWMA’s ongoing campaign to create an enduring channel for improvement in waste management strategies in the State.

Oresanya added that the authority had recently embarked on a campaign that would boost the culture of waste sorting and recycling, especially by industrial organisations operating in the state, considering the space required to contain the over 10,000 cubic meter of waste generated daily in Lagos.