Ogun seals company over illegal dumpsite, waste burning

Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, has sealed Quantum Packaging Nigeria Limited, a paper processing company, for operating an illegal dumpsite and burning waste along Lusada-Igbesa Road in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area.
Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of OGWAMA, Farouk Akintunde, on Monday said the conduct contravenes Section 2(b)(a) of the OGWAMA Law 2020 and the Ogun State Environmental and Public Health Law 2006, which completely ban open-air waste burning and unauthorised refuse dumping.
Akintunde stated that the company was caught as a result of comprehensive surveillance mounted on different facilities, including companies that are found...