Agency Rejects Manufacturers’ Calls To Suspend Plastic Waste Regulations

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has dismissed calls by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) for the suspension of the National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations, 2026.
It insisted that the new rules were designed to tackle the country’s growing plastic pollution crisis while creating jobs and investment opportunities in the emerging circular economy.
In a clarification yesterday in Abuja, NESREA said the concerns raised by manufacturers stemmed from a misinterpretation of the regulations, stressing that the policy was neither anti-industry nor intended to disrupt manufacturing operations.
The agency specifica...