Ogun seals company for illegal dumping, waste burning

The Ogun State Waste Management Authority has sealed Quantum Packaging Nigeria Limited, a paper processing company, for operating an illegal dumpsite and burning waste. The company, located along Lusada-Igbesa Road in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, was found to be contravening environmental laws.

According to the Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of OGWAMA, Farouk Akintunde, the company was caught through comprehensive surveillance mounted on facilities suspected of committing environmental infractions. The company had previously been warned against indiscriminate waste disposal after Akintunde discovered during a familiarisation visit that waste was being dumped within its premises instead of being handed over to government-accredited waste collectors.

The Ogun State Waste Management Authority stated that the company's actions contravened Section 2(b)(a) of the OGWAMA Law 2020 and the Ogun State Environmental and Public Health Law 2006, which prohibit open-air waste burning and unauthorised dumping of refuse. The enforcement action is part of the state government's efforts to curb indiscriminate waste disposal and other environmental violations across Ogun State.

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