NESREA rejects MAN’s objections, defends plastic waste regulation

From Idu Jude , Abuja
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has defended the implementation of the National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations, 2026, insisting that the policy is in the national interest and critical to tackling Nigeria’s growing plastic pollution challenge.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Director-General of NESREA, Professor Innocent Barikor, represented by the agency’s Director of Inspection and Enforcement, Dr. Christopher Beka, dismissed concerns raised by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) over the new regulation.
Barikor said the regulation is not intended to shut dow...