A university teacher, Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, has\u00a0 called on government to lay emphasis on the issue of integrated waste management to solve the unemployment problem.<\/p>\n
Osibanjo, who is the Director Basel Convection Coordinating Center for training and Technology Transfer for the African Region, University of Ibadan, made the call in an interview with tnewsmen in Abuja recently.<\/p>\n
He said that waste had many valuable materials which most people might not know about, and enumerated such to include; metals, plastics, papers, glasses among others.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019Waste is a gold mine if it is properly managed, it can be recycled, it can provide employment and better still ensure cleaner environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not know how to handle waste from our homes and industries, no proper collection, separation and segregation of waste, \u201c he said.<\/p>\n
He also said that waste from food which is bio-degradables could be used to manufacture fertiliser for use on the farms to promote agricultural production.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything we call waste can be recycled for reuse, we can turn waste to wealth and to energy too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWaste management can provide a huge source of employment too and most especially too will enhance better environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He stressed the need to make a shift from waste dumping to waste management so as to develop the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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