Shoprite To Clear PET Bottles Floating On Lagos Ocean

Africa’s biggest cleanup to be powered by Shoprite will bring together over 6000 people across the continent to clean their communities in more than 500 different events.

The leading retailer is inviting the public to join leading experts, thought leaders, the Lagos State Ministry Of Environment, Lagos State Waste Management Authority [LAWMA], Wecyclers, Pick That Trash, Visionscape, Chanja Datti, Ecobaarter, Diamond Shine Nigeria, Sustainable Africa Waste Initiative, Kids Beach Garden and a host of volunteers to be part of this history-making event holding in Lagos on Saturday.

Seyifumi Adebote, a team leader of  Pick That Trash in Abuja, noted that “due to increasing levels of waste in our environment it has become imperative for greater awareness of the importance of picking up and separating out waste to encourage a recycling culture in Africa”.

In the same vein, Omobolanle Olowu, Head, Business Development, Wecyclers, explained: “We are joining the Shoprite team and other partners to clean up as many locations as possible so that people will realise there’s value in waste and clean up their neighbourhoods.”

To join one of the 45 cleanup events taking place across Nigeria from 14-18 July, interested participants will register via the website www.actforchange.africa, which was specifically created for the purpose and is being managed by the Shoprite Group and volunteerism organisation Brownie Points.

Outside of Nigeria, cleanups are taking place in 10 other African countries including South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Madagascar.